Original title: Digitální gramotnost učitelů žáků se zdravotním znevýhodněním v České republice a Keni
Translated title: Digital Literacy Among Teachers of Learners with Disabilities in Czech Republic and Kenya
Authors: Mwongela Kavua, Martin ; Šiška, Jan (advisor) ; Pančocha, Karel (referee) ; Tichá, Renáta (referee)
Document type: Doctoral theses
Year: 2023
Language: eng
Abstract: The study focused on establishing how teachers use their digital literacy skills to facilitate learning in Kenya and the Czech Republic. This was achieved by focusing on four objectives: to identify how teachers apply digital literacy skills to facilitate learning; to establish self- efficacy in digital literacy among primary school teachers of learners with disabilities in Kenya and the Czech Republic; to investigate the challenges to the application of digital competencies in class by teachers of learners with disabilities in special primary schools; and to explore how teachers of learners with disabilities overcome the challenges faced in the application of digital competencies. The study was guided by the Self-efficacy element of Albert Bandura's Socio- Cognitive Theory. A descriptive research design was used for the study. The target population for the study was teachers of learners with disabilities in primary schools in Kenya and the Czech Republic. Probabilistic sampling was applied in the study. A semi-structured questionnaire and observation checklist were used to collect data from 456 teachers: 329 from Kenya and 127 from the Czech Republic. A mixed-method approach was used in the analysis, where statistical methods including descriptive, independent sample and chi-square tests were...
Keywords: Digital literacy; Learners with Disabilities; Self-efficacy; Teachers; Digitální gramotnost; Učitelé; Vědomí vlastní působnosti; Žáci s postižením

Institution: Charles University Faculties (theses) (web)
Document availability information: Available in the Charles University Digital Repository.
Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/186953

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