Identifying the Challenges of Distance Learning During the Corona Pandemic for Students with Learning Difficulties from the Point of View of their Teachers in Makkah Al-Mukarramah
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This current study aimed to identify the challenges of distance learning during the Corona pandemic for students with learning difficulties from the point of view of their teachers in Makkah Al-Mukarramah. To achieve the objectives of the study, the researchers used quantitative method to analyze the data. The study included a sample consisted of (43) teachers of students with learning difficulties in Makkah Al-Mukarramah who were chosen randomly. A questionnaire was created and distributed electronically and consisted of (6) dimensions of the challenges of distance learning, which are challenges related to (teacher, students, family, school administration, technology, educational content). Results showed that there were statistically significant differences between the mean of the responses of males and females in the challenges associated with the teacher of students with learning difficulties where the value of the significance level was less than (0.05) in favor of males. Also, the results of the study showed no statistical significance differences attribute to the variable of the educational level and years of experience. In the light of the results of the study, the researchers recommended the necessity of working to provide training programs for teachers with learning difficulties to face the challenges of distance learning and to take advantage of all available technologies and programs, and then, by facilitating and avoiding obstacles to distance learning for people with learning difficulties in times of pandemics and urgent conditions.
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