Educational guidance for functional visual diversity in Nicaragua. Design and evaluation of a teacher-training program

Nuria Tregón-Martín, Mar Valero Valero, Raquel Flores Buils and Antonio Caballer Miedes

Evaluation and Program Planning, 2021, vol. 88, issue C

Abstract: The article exposes the process of design and implementation of a training program for teachers that teach people with Visual Functional Diversity (VFD), taking into account their needs both in training and in the provision of resources in Nicaragua. To verify the effectiveness of the program, a quasi-experimental design was carried out with a non-equivalent pretest and posttest control group. The experimental group received training while the control group did not receive training. The evaluation of the results obtained after the application of the program was carried out through two instruments: an efficacy questionnaire and a satisfaction questionnaire. The results showed significant differences between the experimental and control group after the application of the program (Z = −4,383; p = 0.000) in favor of the experimental group. It is confirmed that the program is effective in training teachers on inclusive education for the visually impaired as the teachers who took part in the training program significantly increased their knowledge in that issue.

Keywords: Visual functional diversity; Nicaragua; Professional training; Teacher education programs; Teacher orientation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2021.101948

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