Developing a Mathematics Module for Students with Intellectual Disability in Higher Education

Autor/inn/en	Prendergast, Mark; Spassiani, Natasha A.; Roche, Joseph
Titel	Developing a Mathematics Module for Students with Intellectual Disability in Higher Education
Quelle	In: International Journal of Higher Education, 6 (2017) 3, S.169-177 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1927-6044
Schlagwörter	Intellectual Disability; College Students; Barriers; Access to Education; Foreign Countries; Mathematics Education; Curriculum Development; Focus Groups; Student Attitudes; Transfer of Training; Numeracy; Learning Modules; Ireland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Collegestudent; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Ausland; Mathematische Bildung; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Schülerverhalten; Training; Transfer; Ausbildung; Rechenkompetenz; Learning module; Lernmodul; Irland
Abstract	Students with intellectual disability (ID) have to overcome many barriers and difficulties in order to access all levels of education and partake in college life. Thankfully, educational institutes around the globe are slowly beginning to examine how they can support equal rights of individuals with ID. In Ireland, one university has recently accredited an innovative higher education programme for college students with intellectual disabilities. One of the emergent modules focuses on mathematics and realises the important role that numeracy plays in today's society. Despite the increased emphasis on general mathematics education, the authors found there to be a dearth of research regarding the development of such a module for students with ID. This paper describes the design and development of the mathematics module and also details its piloting and evaluation with a cohort of students with ID who were enrolled in a higher education course in an Irish university. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01