ERIC EJ1158791: Speech Language Pathologists' Perceptions of pdf

ERIC EJ1158791: Speech Language Pathologists' Perceptions of

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Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) frequently work with people with severe communication disorders who require assistive technology (AT) for communication. The purpose of this study was to investigate the SLPs perceptions of the importance of and ability level required for using AT, and the relationship of AT with gender, level of education, training, place of work, and years of experience. To achieve this goal, the researcher adopted a questionnaire prepared by Currie et al. (1996) to determine SLPs perceptions of AT. The study revealed a number of results regarding SLPs perceptions of the importance and ability to use AT. The results indicated that all of the SLPs who participated in this study considered all of the items in the questionnaire to be valuable, and the respondents rated themselves as having a “low” to “high” ability of using AT. In addition, no statistically significant differences in the perceived importance and ability to use AT occurred between the male and female groups in all the categories and the total score of the scale.

The results also indicated a statistically significant difference in the perceived importance and ability to use AT among the teaching experience groups and the training groups in all the categories and the total score of the scale. Participants with more years of experience and training produced more favorable results than the other participants did. In addition, no statistically significant differences in the perceived importance and ability to use AT occurred among the level of education groups in all the categories and the total score of the scale. Finally, a statistically significant difference in the perceived importance and ability to use AT occurred among the place of work groups in all the categories and the total score of the scale. The participants who worked in private settings produced more favorable results, except for the category “general computer knowledge,” in which no statistically significant differences occurred among the participants

• Creator/s: ERIC
• Date: 2013
• Year: 2013
• Book Topics/Themes: ERIC Archive, Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, Assistive Technology, Technological Literacy, Relevance (Education), Communication Disorders, Questionnaires, Use Studies, Technology Uses in Education, Minimum Competencies, Gender Differences, Work Experience, Educational Attainment, Geographic Location, Incidence, Demography, Statistical Analysis, Predictor Variables, Foreign Countries, Al-Dawaideh, Ahmad Mousa

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