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Apanasionok, Magdalena Marta, Neil, Julie, Watkins, Richard C., Grindle, Corinna F. and Hastings, Richard P. (2020) Teaching science to students with developmental disabilities using the Early Science curriculum. Support for Learning, 35 (4). pp. 493-505. doi:10.1111/1467-9604.12329 ISSN 0268-2141.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9604.12329
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.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) L Education > L Education (General) L Education > LB Theory and practice of education Q Science > Q Science (General) |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Science -- Study and teaching , Developmental disabilities, Intellectual disability, Autism spectrum disorders | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Support for Learning | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 0268-2141 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | November 2020 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 35 | ||||||||
| Number: | 4 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 493-505 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1111/1467-9604.12329 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||||
| Description: | Themed Issue: Curriculum for Inclusion & SEND Guest Editor: Dr Jane Essex (Strathclyde University) |
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| Date of first compliant deposit: | 8 December 2022 | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 8 December 2022 | ||||||||
| Is Part Of: | 1 |
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