The role of education in shaping the information culture of adolescents with visual impairments

Abstract

The relevance of the problem under study lies in the fact that in the conditions of modern education, the problem of forming an information culture of adolescents with visual impairments is quite common. In addition, there is a need to develop ways and means of forming culture in the information space. The purpose of this article is a methodological and theoretical justification and experimental testing of the formation of information culture of adolescents with visual impairment. The main focus of the study was on the application of empirical methods, namely the method of experimental work consisting of a survey of students and teachers from republican schools for children with disabilities. The main results are that both psychological and pedagogical aspects of the organization of education of adolescents with impaired vision were considered, the problem of pedagogical features in the diagnosis of visually impaired children was considered, the analysis of cognitive activity of children and the features of organizing effective joint work and training of visually impaired adolescents in interaction with peers without visual impairment was considered, and also proposed methods of implementation of means of formation of information culture of teenagers. The specifics of the formation of the information culture of visually impaired students in the information environment were also revealed, on the basis of which the technology of introducing methods of socialization of students with disabilities into the educational process was determined. The practical significance of this scientific research lies in the fact that this development can be used by specialists in the field of pedagogy in practice or introduced into the educational process.

Key words: inclusion, visually impaired, socialization, pedagogical and psychological characteristics, education, educational environment.