scholarly journals Investigating theattitudes of special educated physical education prospective teachers towards disabled people

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-18
Author(s):  
Emrah Aykora ◽  
Sinan Uğraş
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Quantitative Sample

Purpose: It’s aimed in this study to investigate the attitudes of physical education prospective teachers who had special education lessons towards disabled ones. Material: The quantitative sample of the study consisted of 214 [n = 84 female, n = 130 male] physical education prospective teachers and the qualitative sample consisted of 19 physical education prospective teachers. Data collected with Findler, Vilchinsky and Werner (2007), “Multidimensional Attitude Scale for the Disabled” and which is adapted in Turkish according to Turkish culture by Yelpaze and Türküm (2018), and with a semi-structured interview form. Independent sample t test and one way anova were used in the analysis of quantitative data. Descriptive and content analysis used for qualitative data analysis. Results: There is no significant difference according to gender and being close to individuals with special needs. It is found that there is a difference between thoughts and behaviors according to the experiences of having special education and students with special needs. In the qualitative part of the research, the theme was “Inability to describe emotions”,“ Positive attitude”, “Feeling benefical” and “Insufficient attention”. Conclusions: It is clear from the study that having special education and experienced with special needed people effected thinking attitudes of prospective teachers. However, a decrease concluded about behavior attitudes then after having special education and experiences with disableds. Qualitative findings explain those results like content and extent of special education is not good enough.

scholarly journals Distance Education for Students with Special Needs in Primary Schools in the Period of CoVid-19 Epidemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nedime Karasel Ayda ◽  
Meryem Bastas ◽  
Fahriye Altinay ◽  
Zehra Altinay ◽  
Gokmen Dagli
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Special Education Teachers ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
National Education ◽  
Epidemic Period ◽  
Developmental Characteristics

This study aims to determine what had been done in distance learning applications to enable special education students to continue their education during the Covid-19 epidemic period and how students and their families could benefit from these applications. The research was prepared using a qualitative method and semi-structured interview questions were used to collect the data. In the research ten special education teachers affiliated to MNE (Ministry of National Education), the sample group was analyzed by using content analysis method. The research results revealed that distance education and face to face education were not provided and family education is not given importance; special education teachers expressed both positive and negative opinions about distance education practices in primary education; there is not a sufficient distance education application for students with special needs and no IEP(Individual Education Program) applications in distance education for students with different developmental characteristics; the use of materials suitable for students' needs is inadequate.

scholarly journals Perception of Physical Education Teachers on Adaptive Physical Education In Inclusive School

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Donni Prakosha ◽  
Agus Kristiyanto ◽  
Gunarhadi Gunarhadi ◽  
Abdul Salim ◽  
Sunardi Sunardi
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Adaptive Physical Education ◽  
Inclusive Schools ◽  
Inclusive School

<p>Physical education is an important thing to teach in an effort to maintain health. In the term of special education, adaptive physical education is very necessary in teaching physical education for students with special needs. The main purpose of this study is to determine the perceptions of teachers, especially special teachers, on adaptive physical education in inclusive schools. This study is a descriptive quantitative research involving 15 teachers in Surakarta. Data was collected using questionnaires using 4 Likert scale.The results showed that teachers’ perception on the purpose of adaptive physical education was high for 70%. Meanwhile, teachers’ perception on the implementation of physical adaptive education was high for 62%. However, teachers’ perception on the adaptive physical education materials was moderate for 56%. Also for the assessment in adaptive physical education, teachers’ perception was moderate for 58%. In terms of the physical adaptive education tools, teachers’ perception was high for 81%. The result of this research can be used to develop the nature of adaptive physical education itself, especially in inclusive school. By knowing the teachers’ perceptions on adaptive physical education, some parties can determine which parts are lack and need to be developed, especially in adaptive physical education</p><p> </p><p><strong>Keywords</strong>: <em>Perception of teachers, adaptive physical education</em></p>

scholarly journals Prospective Teachers’ Perceptions of Oral Presentations: An Exploration of Challenges Involved

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zafar Iqbal ◽  
Effat Alvi ◽  
Farhat Shafi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Personal Traits ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Oral Presentations

Presentation skills are considered as one of the most important proficiencies needed for higher education and future careers for teachers. The present study identifies the challenges faced by prospective teachers during classroom oral presentations while studying at a teacher training institute, Institute of Education and Research, (IER). The participants of the study were 400 prospective teachers enrolled in different programs of teacher education at IER. Independent variables were measured, number of semesters already completed at the institute, gender and GPA in the completed semesters. A questionnaire was developed comprising three main sections: personal traits, oral presentation skills and peers and teachers. The statements were developed on a five-point Likert Scale to know the opinion of prospective teachers regarding challenges involved in oral presentations. In addition, a semi-structured interview was conducted from thirty prospective teachers to probe results obtained from quantitative analysis and investigate reasons behind emerging challenges. The findings revealed that prospective teachers experienced medium level of difficulties in oral presentations with mild tendency towards high rank.  There was no significant difference found in the results regarding the number of semester students already completed, GPA and gender in general, whereas, statistically significant difference was found on factor peer and teachers with respect to variable gender only. Analysis of qualitative data revealed tangible reasons behind the challenges of oral presentations such as second language, personal traits and use of technology. There is a need to encourage sharing of ideas, discussions and presentations in the classrooms right from the early years of school through higher education in order to enable learners to become confident, vocal and effective teachers.

scholarly journals The Impact of Evidence-Based Dialogic Training of Special Education Teachers on the Creation of More Inclusive and Interactive Learning Environments

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfonso Rodríguez-Oramas ◽  
Pilar Alvarez ◽  
Mimar Ramis-Salas ◽  
Laura Ruiz-Eugenio
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Special Education Teachers ◽  
Interactive Learning ◽  
Interactive Learning Environments ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
The Impact

In the international context of a progress toward more inclusive educational systems and practices, the role of Special Education teachers is being transformed. From an inclusive perspective, these professionals increasingly support students and their teachers in the mainstream classroom, avoiding segregation. However, Special Education teachers often struggle to reach and support all students with special needs and their teachers to provide quality inclusive education. For this reason, more research is still needed on in-service training strategies for the inclusion of students with special needs that effectively translate into evidence-based school practices that improve the education of all students. This article analyses the impact of two evidence-based dialogic training programs of Special Education teachers working in mainstream schools carried out in Mexico during the 2018–2019 school year. Through in-depth interviews with participants, it was identified how, after the training, teachers increasingly grounded their actions on scientific evidence and promoted interactive learning environments that improved the educational inclusion of their students with special needs. This training also became the venue to make evidence-based educational actions available to other students without special needs, improving the quality of education provided to all students.

scholarly journals The Effect of Formative Assessment on the Academic Achievement Levels of Prospective Teachers

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Davut Hotaman
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Formative Assessment ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Achievement Test ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Achievement Levels

This study aims to examine the effect of “Formative Assessment (FA)” practices in “Assessment and Evaluation in Education” class on the academic achievement levels of prospective teachers. It uses a mixed research design. Quantitative data were collected by using double pretest-posttest design, which is one of the complete experimental design structures; while a semi-structured Interview Form was used to collect the qualitative data. The study group consists of a total of 220 prospective teachers who participated in a “Teacher Training Course” in Faculty of Education in Yildiz Technical University, Turkey during the 2017-2018 academic year. The data collection instruments included a 40-item multiple-choice achievement test (AT) chosen from a question bank in accordance with the course objectives and a semi-structured interview form. For the achievement test, reliability was achieved by the test-retest method (r=.95), and validity was secured by the “analytical” method based on expert opinion. Following the nine-week FA practices using the complete experimental double pretest-posttest research design, it was found that these practices (what do I recall? and what have I learned?) resulted in a significant difference in favor of the experiment groups. The responses of prospective teachers to the semi-structured interview form developed to collect qualitative data for the study were categorized into common themes, which demonstrate that the quantitative data are confirmed by the qualitative data regarding the FA practices. This harmony between the quantitative and qualitative data showed that FA practices (independent variable) are strong enough to affect the achievements of prospective teachers (dependent variable).

Effective Practices for Teaching Writing to Students with Disabilities in the United States

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
April Camping ◽  
Steve Graham
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
General Education ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
The United States ◽  
Individual Student ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Writing Practices ◽  
General Education Classroom ◽  
Critical Skills

Writing is especially challenging for students with disabilities, as 19 out of every 20 of these students experience difficulty learning to write. In order to maximize writing growth, effective instructional practices need to be applied in the general education classroom where many students with special needs are educated. This should minimize special education referrals and maximize the progress of these students as writers. Evidence-based writing practices for the general education classroom include ensuring that students write frequently for varying purposes; creating a pleasant and motivating writing environment; supporting students as they compose; teaching critical skills, processes, and knowledge; and using 21st-century writing tools. It is also important to be sure that practices specifically effective for enhancing the writing growth of students with special needs are applied in both general and special education settings (where some students with disabilities may receive part or all of their writing instruction). This includes methods for preventing writing disabilities, tailoring instruction to meet individual student needs, addressing roadblocks that can impede writing growth, and using specialized writing technology that allows these students to circumvent one or more of their writing challenges.

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