International Journal of Special Education and Information Technologies

Required training needs for talented student teachers after the coronavirus pandemic

Majed Abo Orabi — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0300

This study aims to identify the training needs of gifted students and the modern education system during the study of the coronavirus pandemic. This research is a combination of observation and in-depth analysis. One hundred eleven valid survey questionnaires were collected from a sample of 150 teachers in the Capital Governorate schools in Jordan and distributed to the study's participants, which included teachers of gifted students. The conclusion was reached that Jordanian teachers of gifted students require far more training than what is now offered. The study also highlights that the most prominent training demands were related to the field of clarifying teaching plans. In light of the findings from the prior studies, the researcher suggests many recommendations such as, it is vital to pay attention to holding training courses periodically to raise the level of teachers of talented students for modern teaching approaches in the areas of teaching plans, teaching process, and assessment methods.

Keywords: Assessment; talented student; teaching plans; teaching process; training

Vocabulary acquisition in adults with dyslexia

Zeynep Nesrin Coskun — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0300

This case study design aims to explore the effect of multimedia-integrated game-based learning on an adult dyslexic learner’s vocabulary development and retention, sixteen weeks after an intervention. The study contributes to the gap in the literature for English as a Foreign Language in adults with dyslexia in a university context by pinpointing differences in vocabulary retention in long-term memory. In the study, the learner’s retention of the previously learned vocabulary is evaluated, and 50 new words are introduced under the three new themes over three weeks. The results highlighted an increase in vocabulary acquisition and retention, which pointed out that game-based learning has a positive effect on the language development of adult learners with dyslexia.

Keywords: Dyslexia; game-based learning; language development; long-term memory; vocabulary retention

The relationship between academic stress and core life skills among students with special needs

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0300

Academic stress is a mental distress concerning some anticipated frustration associated with academic failure or unawareness of the possibility of such failure. Core life skills are the ability of students with special needs to adapt and have positive behavior that will enable them to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life. This paper therefore examines academic stress among students with special needs about core life skills. Three research questions guided this study. Two instruments were used for data collection. The study adopted a descriptive research design of correlation type. The sample comprised 200 students with special needs. Data were analyzed using Pearson product-moment correlation and multiple regression analysis. Results indicate that core cognitive life skills had a significant correlation with academic stress, frustration, financial changes, pressures, and self-expectation. This indicates that all of these independent measures had a significant relationship with the dependent variables (core cognitive) skills. The second research question revealed that there was a significant joint effect between the independent variables to the dependent variables. The third research question showed that all independent variables are potential predictors of core cognitive life skills.

Keywords: Academic stress; core life skills; special needs

Education of special children within the scope of custody rights in the Turkish civil code

Gokce Canarslan — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0300

The education of the child is both a right and an obligation for the mother and father who have the right of custody. For this reason, when exercising parental authority, the best interests of the child should be prioritized. Provisions regarding the education of children are regulated in the second book of the Turkish Civil Code titled Family Law, in the sixth section titled Custody under the second subsection titled Kinship. This study aims to discuss the education of special children within the scope of custody rights according to the Turkish civil code. The legislation has introduced a clear regulation to ensure that the educational rights of children with special education needs are not violated, even by the parents who have custody rights. The Turkish Civil Code reveals that when parents exercise their right of custody, which is both a right and an obligation, they must take into account the principle of protecting the interests of the children, and that the care and education of the children must be carried out with the decision taken in the light of this principle.

Keywords: Custody; education; family union; special child; special education; Turkish civil code