Open AccessDistance learning in Higher Education during the first pandemic lockdown: The point of view of students with special educational needs
Author(s) -
Fabiola Silletti,
Giuseppe Ritella,
Barbara Iacobellis,
Cristina Semeraro,
Erica Episcopo,
Rosalinda Cassibba,
Gabrielle Coppola
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
qwerty
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2240-2950
pISSN - 1828-7344
DOI - 10.30557/qw000042
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , distance education , point (geometry) , psychology , relation (database) , sample (material) , function (biology) , quality (philosophy) , mathematics education , medical education , covid-19 , computer science , medicine , mathematics , philosophy , chemistry , geometry , disease , epistemology , chromatography , pathology , database , artificial intelligence , evolutionary biology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , biology
The study investigates the perspective on distance learning (DL) of a sample of students with disability. Participants (N= 198; 62% females) completed an online questionnaire. The results highlight that students perceive both advantages and barriers, which vary as a function of the type of disability. This seems to suggest that DL potentials should be evaluated in relation to the specific vulnerabilities and educational needs associated with each type of disability, which might be accomplished by adopting the Universal Design for Learning framework. Also, it may be that the impact of DL depends on the discipline as well as on the teachers’ digital competences, which can make a great difference in the quality of the online lesson and in the overall didactic experience of students with SEN.