The degree to which teachers and therapists possess the technological competencies necessary to employ artificial intelligence applications with autism spectrum disorder in the light of Some Variables

Research Abstract

The current research aims to reveal the degree of teachers and therapists' possession of the technological competencies necessary to employ artificial intelligence applications with people with autism spectrum disorder. The research sample consisted of (468) teachers and therapists with autism spectrum disorder in the Arab Republic of Egypt in the governorates of Greater Cairo, Upper Egypt, and Lower Egypt. The research used the descriptive approach, and to collect data, the researchers used a scale of technological competencies (prepared by the researchers). The research results concluded that the degree of teachers and therapists' possession of the technological competencies necessary to employ artificial intelligence applications with people with autism spectrum disorder was average, with no statistically significant differences in the degree of possession of technological competencies according to the variable of gender, academic qualification, and university qualification.

Research Keywords

Technological competencies, artificial intelligence, autism spectrum disorder.