Teaching Science to Students with Developmental Disabilities Using the Early Science Curriculum

Autor/inn/en	Apanasionok, Magdalena M.; Neil, Julie; Watkins, Richard C.; Grindle, Corinna F.; Hastings, Richard P.
Titel	Teaching Science to Students with Developmental Disabilities Using the Early Science Curriculum
Quelle	In: Support for Learning, 35 (2020) 4, S.493-505 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0268-2141
DOI	10.1111/1467-9604.12329
Schlagwörter	Science Instruction; Students with Disabilities; Developmental Disabilities; Special Needs Students; Severity (of Disability); Curriculum; Program Effectiveness; Teaching Methods; Science Achievement; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; Entwicklungsstörung; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Schweregrad; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ausland; Großbritannien
Abstract	There is a large science attainment gap between students with and without special educational needs, and many students with developmental disabilities (DD) struggle to access the mainstream science programmes of study. The purpose of the present project was to pilot the use of the Early Science (ES) curriculum over a six week period with nine students with moderate to severe DD in a special education setting in the UK. Staff members indicated positive experiences of using the curriculum, especially the use of the structured teaching methodology as a helpful tool. Evaluation data suggested that all nine pupils improved their science knowledge over the course of the intervention. Some suggestions are made to improve the delivery of the ES curriculum in UK special education settings, and the need for larger scale evaluation research. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01