Impacto de las tecnologías en el alumnado con trastorno del espectro autista:  un análisis bibliométrico

José Fernández Cerero; Marta Montenegro Rueda

doi:10.51302/tce.2025.24391

Authors

José Fernández Cerero Research staff at the Universidad de Sevilla (Spain) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2745-6986
Marta Montenegro Rueda Assistant professor at the Universidad de Granada (Spain) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4733-289X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51302/tce.2025.24391

Keywords:

technologies, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), impact, soft skills, education, teacher training, bibliometric analysis

Abstract

Nowadays, the use of digital tools has enabled significant changes in the educational system, allowing equal opportunities and greater accessibility to students. In this sense, students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) need to apply these electronic devices to improve the teaching and learning process. The present study tries to apply a bibliometric analysis on the impact of information and communication technology (ICT) on students with ASD with the aim of answering three research questions. Through the analysis of two databases (Scopus and Web of Science), a total of 33 articles on the subject were collected. The results show a significant improvement in school performance, social skills and student motivation. In conclusion, there is a clear need to train teachers in digital competences and to make more efforts in this line of research, with the aim of providing more knowledge to the scientific community.

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Author Biographies

José Fernández Cerero, Research staff at the Universidad de Sevilla (Spain)

Departamento de Didáctica y Organización Educativa de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación. Colaborador del proyecto PID2019-108230RB-I00, financiado por el Ministerio de Ciencias e Innovación. Sus líneas de investigación son las tecnologías, la formación del profesorado y la educación inclusiva.

Marta Montenegro Rueda, Assistant professor at the Universidad de Granada (Spain)

Departamento de Didácticas y Organización Escolar. Colaboradora del proyecto PID2019-108230RB-I00, financiado por el Ministerio de Ciencias e Innovación. Sus líneas de investigación son las tecnologías, la formación del profesorado y la educación inclusiva.

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