A 6-Month Follow-Up of the Effects of an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Training Programme on People with Intellectual Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Li-Tsang, Cecilia W. P.; Lee, Maggie Y. F.; Yeung, Susanna S. S.; Siu, Andrew M. H.; Lam, C. S.
Titel	A 6-Month Follow-Up of the Effects of an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Training Programme on People with Intellectual Disabilities
Quelle	In: Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 28 (2007) 6, S.559-566 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0891-4222
DOI	10.1016/j.ridd.2006.06.007
Schlagwörter	Mental Retardation; Followup Studies; Computer Mediated Communication; Community Programs; Computer Literacy; Information Technology; Check Lists; Caregivers; Interviews; Training; Educational Needs; Community Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geistige Behinderung; Follow-up studies; Kontaktstudium; Computerkonferenz; Computerkenntnisse; Informationstechnologie; Checkliste; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Ausbildung; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; ; Gemeinschaftserziehung; Nachbarschaftserziehung
Abstract	We investigated the long-term effects of an information and communication technology (ICT) training programme for people with intellectual disabilities (ID). A community-based ICT training programme was designed to enhance the computer skills of people with ID and prepare them to make use of ICT in their daily life. Of the 100 who had participated in the original ICT training programme, 59 of them and their caregivers agreed to participate in the follow-up interview. A computer skills checklist was used to assess the ICT competence of the participants before training, after training, and at the 6-month follow-up assessment. All caregivers were interviewed at the 6-month follow-up session to explore the use of ICT by people with ID and their needs for further training. Results from repeated measures ANOVA showed that participants maintained at the 6-month follow-up the basic ICT skills that they acquired during training [F=13.86, p less than 0.001]. Caregivers reported that participants spent more time in using the computers, but still needed occasional guidance. They also reported a need to advance their ICT skills beyond the basic computer training. We concluded that ICT training for people with ID would help them in maximizing the benefits of information technology via computers. (Author).
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