Uso das Tecnologias Digitais da Informação e Comunicação no processo de ensino e aprendizagem de estudantes da educação especial no período de pandemia em um colégio de Maringá: Percepção docente

Abstract

The present research is the result of a case study that aims to analyze the perception of teachers from a state college in the city of Maringá-PR regarding the use of Digital Information and Communication Technologies as pedagogical tools in the teaching and learning process of students. target audience of special education students through remote teaching that took place during the pandemic. Data collection was carried out through a questionnaire sent online to teachers at a state college in Maringá, using a quantitativequalitative and exploratory methodology to investigate the pedagogical work carried out with the use of digital tools. The information collected through objective multiple-choice questions and the subjective questions were categorized according to the similarities of the answers, organized in the form of graphs and analyzed under the approach of the theory of Discourse Analysis developed by the researcher Eni Orlandi (1999). The results obtained reveal the difficulties of teachers and students due to the lack of technical training, absence of technological devices, internet incompatible with the need for use and lack of digital inclusion, in addition to little family support. An important aspect highlighted was the lack of training of teachers to meet the demand of special education, since the vast majority of teachers do not have specific training, which results in insecurity and difficulties. Another evidence was the lack of investments by the sponsor to meet the demand for digital culture in public schools in Paraná. To support this study, guiding documents were used, researchers in the area such as Moran (1999/2000), Prensky (2001), Mazetto (2000), Kenski (2001), among others.