Future teachers' attitudes to the application of information and communication technology in the education of students with special needs

Informacijsko-komunikacijske tehnologije (IKT) imaju velik utjecaj na kvalitetu života osoba s posebnim potrebama jer im omogućuju sudjelovanje u pojedinim aktivnostima. Razvoj IKTa doseže do te mjere da je, prema karakteristikama osobe koja zahtjeva posebne potrebe, dizajnirana tehnologija namijenjena upravo njoj kako bi joj olakšala život općenito, a samim tim i obrazovanje. Suvremene tehnologije omogućuju učiteljima lakše prenošenje znanja učenicima s posebnim potrebama u redovnom razrednom odjelu, a isto tako, omogućuju učenicima lakše usvajanje novih sadržaja. Svrha je ovoga rada iznijeti pregled IKT-a namijenjenog učenicima s posebnim potrebama te prikazati rezultate provedenog istraživanja. Cilj istraživanja bio je ispitati stavove budućih učitelja o primjeni IKT-a u odgoju i obrazovanju učenika s posebnim potrebama. Osim toga, željelo se ispitati postoje li razlike među studentima Učiteljskog smjera s viših i nižih godina studija u upoznatosti s radom u programima ili pomagalima namijenjenim učenicima s posebnim potrebama. Također, ispitano je i koliko su ispitanici upoznati s upotrebom IKT-a u odgoju i obrazovanju učenika s posebnim potrebama.Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have a major impact on the quality of life of people with special needs because they allow them to participate in certain activities. The development of ICT is achieved and measures that, according to the characteristics of people who require special needs, the technology designed is intended precisely for her to facilitate life in general, and hence education as well. Modern technologies enable teachers to easily transfer their knowledge to students with special needs in the regular classroom, and also allow students to easily adopt new content. The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of ICTs for students with special needs and show results of the conducted research. In addition, wanted to be examined whether there are differences between students of the Teacher's Study from the higher and lower grades of studies in acquaintance with the work in programs or aids intended for students with special needs. Also, it was questioned how many respondents were familiar with the use of ICT in the education and training of students with special needs