Author(s)

Xia Han, Lianxin Hu, Dong Han, Yifei Peng, Yifan Wang, Cong Yan, Zefeng Wang

Corresponding Author

Zefeng Wang

ABSTRACT

The prevalence of disability population in China will continue to grow in the next 40 years. The development of special education is an important way for children with physical disabilities to obtain equal educational resources. With the development of science and technology, the development and wide application of artificial intelligence (AI) technology has provided a lot of help for special education. This paper expounds the importance and necessity of special education and the enforceability of AI application in the field of special education, from the current situation of disabled people and the current situation of computerized education in China; Then, from the perspective of special education teachers, special students and parents of special students, this paper expounds the role of AI in the field of special education, including assisting teachers in teaching, helping students learn, assisting parents in supervision. This paper discusses the need for a digital standard of AI application in special education to define the disability severity, provide reference for the classification of disability, and to refine the use, scope, function of AI application in special education.

KEYWORDS

special education, artificial intelligence (AI), educational development, intelligent education, educational science