TY - JOUR T1 - Employing E‐Learning Platforms in Teaching Physical Education to Students with Special Needs AU - Humaidat, Mahmoud AU - Momani, Randa AU - Mustafa Smadi, Safa’ A AU - AlSabeelah, Amal Metleb JO - Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences VL - 19 IS - 3 SP - 27 EP - 35 PY - 2022 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1683-8831 DO - pjss.2022.27.35 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=pjss.2022.27.35 KW - E‐learning platforms KW - Jordan KW - public schools KW - students with special needs AB -
This study examined the degree of employing e‐learning platforms in teaching physical education to students with special needs in Jordan from the teachers' viewpoint. The sustain ability of educational platforms in Jordan still lacks many factors that may enable students with special needs to acquire the skills and knowledge required in a dynamic and synchronized learning environment. The sample of the study consisted of 220 teachers in public schools in Amman randomly chosen. The results
revealed that the degree of employing e‐learning platforms in educating students with special needs in Jordan from the teachers' point of view was moderate. Furthermore, the means of the domains of study were as follows; Evaluation: 3.49, Social communication: 3.49, Content: 3.44 and for interactive side: 3.46. The study recommended developing interactive educational platforms to meet the needs of students with special needs’ requirements. It also recommended designing curricula that encourage virtual participation in learning the skills and knowledge necessary for students with special needs in a way that ensures their interaction with them since they may prefer to mix social media with traditional learning in the classroom, designing educational platforms on mobile phones may be a vigorous step for students to acquire the skills they need.