Designing an Information Technology System Based on Employing Artificial Intelligence to Integrate Students with Special Needs in University Education in The Arab World "Analytical Study"

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Authors

1 Assistant Professor of Educational Technology, Faculty of Specific Education, Ain Shams University.

2 Lecturer of Educational Technology, Faculty of Specific Education, Ain Shams University.

Abstract

The current research aims to design an information technology system based on employing artificial intelligence to integrate students with special needs into university education in the Arab world. This analytical study followed the descriptive-analytical method to analyze a set of global and local research published from 2021 to 2023. The goal was to identify the main challenges and opportunities facing the application of artificial intelligence in education in the Arab world, and then to list these challenges and potential solutions. The researcher stipulated that these studies should be among the highest-ranked and most accurate journals, whether global or Arab, due to the abundance of studies that have addressed artificial intelligence in education. The research sample consisted of 36 studies that met the criteria prepared by the researchers in the content extraction form.
Research Results:

Establishing the system requirements and proposed tools, as well as designing an information technology system.
Developing a five-dimensional model for integrating students with special needs based on employing artificial intelligence to integrate students with special needs into university education in the Arab world.

Recommendations:

Focus on developing policies and procedures that regulate the use of technological innovations and artificial intelligence in the integration process.
Provide the necessary financial and human resources to implement the technological and informational integration system model based on smart applications.
Conduct field studies to evaluate the effectiveness of the technological and informational integration system model based on smart applications in achieving integration goals.

 

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