New technologies and students with learning difficulties
New technologies and students with learning difficulties

Summary/Abstract: New Technologies have become a part of the wider lifestyle and over the years, in the future, they will probably continue to be an important part of our lives. The use of computers and the Internet appears to be able to improve people’s daily lives, the quality of their work, their market prospects, while facilitating communications and access to information (National Research Council 1999). Also, using computers may help students gain experience with technology. Many questions have arisen in relation to the use of New Technologies in learning. Much research focuses on investigating the impact of ICT on student achievement while few have focused on children with special learning needs. The purpose of the research is to investigate whether and to what extent students with special learning difficulties perform better with the use of new technologies compared to the traditional learning method. The results of the research, which was carried out on a sample of 232 Kindergarten and First Primary students, showed that children with special learning difficulties adapt easily to this new learning environment and that they perform better compared to the traditional teaching method.

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