臺北市國小視覺障礙學生使用低視能輔具現況及使用意願之研究

Usage and Intention of Using Low Vision Aids for Elementary Students with Visual Impairments in Taipei City

本研究旨在探討臺北市國小視障學生使用低視能輔具現況及使用意願，以臺北市國小視障學生為對象，有效樣本共計27人。研究工具採用自編之「臺北市國小視覺障礙學生使用低視能輔具之現況及使用意願調查問卷」與「臺北市國小視覺障礙學生使用低視能輔具訪談大綱」。所得資料以描述性統計和質性分析處理。本研究獲致下列幾項結論：
1.臺北市國小視障學生使用之低視能輔具以大字課本為最多，且八成以上的學生擁有1種以上之低視能輔具。
2.臺北市國小視障學生對於低視能輔具的使用意願高。
3.多數臺北市國小視障學生使用低視能輔具，最常遇到困擾的輔具是大字課本，其次是放大鏡和擴視機。
4.臺北市國小視障學生使用低視能輔具遇到困擾或使用意願不高時，教師及學生會使用輔具訓練、心理建設、團隊合作、運用獎勵制度及其他替代方式等策略來解決問題。

The purpose of this study was to investigate usage and intention of using low vision aids for elementary students with visual impairments in Taipei City. The subjects of this study were 27 elementary students with visual impairments in Taipei City. The two self-constructed instruments used in the study were “The Questionnaire of Intention of Using Low Vision Aids in Elementary Students with Visual Impairments in Taipei City” and “The Interview Outline of Intention of Using Low Vision Aids in Elementary Students with Visual Impairments in Taipei City.” The quantification data from the questionnaires were processed through descriptive statistic. The data collected from open-ended questions and interviews were treated by qualitative analysis. The results of this research were concluded as below:
1. The current situation of using low vision aids among the elementary students with visual impairments in Taipei City was: Large-print books were used most frequently of all lower visual aids; over 80% of the elementary students with visual impairments possessed more than one lower visual aid.
2.There were correlations between “behavior intention”, “subject norm”, “perceived usefulness”, “perceived ease of use” and “attitude toward using” in the use of low vision aids among the elementary students with visual impairments in Taipei City.
3.When using the low vision aids, the most common problem was concerning large-print books. The second and third most common problems were concerning the magnifier and the video magnifier, respectively.
4.When the elementary students with visual impairments in Taipei City had difficulties in using low vision aids or lacked intention, teachers and students solved these problems through aids training, psychological construction, collaborative consultation between resource-room teachers and general teachers, use of reward systems, and other alternative methods.