"The Role of a Visual-Cue-Based E-Learning Environment in Enhancing the Motivation of Students with Disabilities in the Arab Republic of Egypt"

Abstract

The current research aimed to explore the role of an e-learning environment based
on visual cues in increasing the motivation of deaf students at the elementary stage. The
research sample consisted of 18 students, who were equally and randomly divided into
two groups. In light of the objectives the research sought to achieve, the current study
relied on: The Descriptive-Analytical Method: This was used to review previous studies
and relevant Arabic and foreign references concerning the variables of the current
research, to prepare the theoretical framework, and to develop the research tools and
the e-learning environment based on visual cues. The Experimental Method: This was
used to investigate the role of the e-learning environment based on visual cues (as an
independent variable) in increasing the motivation to learn (as a dependent variable)
among deaf students. The researcher designed an experimental treatment based on
visual cues and divided the research sample into two groups: a control group and an
experimental group. The control group was taught without using visual cues, while the
experimental group was exposed to the e-learning environment based on visual cues.
A motivation scale for learning was prepared, and non-parametric statistical methods
were used due to the small sample size, including the Wilcoxon test for related groups,
to calculate the significance of the difference between the mean scores of the control
and experimental groups in the pre- and post-application of the motivation scale for
learning mathematics.
The research results revealed the effectiveness of an e-learning environment based
on visual cues in increasing the motivation of deaf students to learn mathematics, as
there were statistically significant differences in the post-application of the motivation
scale. The research recommends the importance of utilizing cues in teaching students
with special needs, especially the deaf.