Giving Students a Leg Up

Autor/inn/en	Lund, Tony; Walker, Mimi
Titel	Giving Students a Leg Up
Quelle	In: Science Teacher, 82 (2015) 4, S.35-40 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8555
Schlagwörter	Science Instruction; Teaching Methods; Learning Disabilities; Inclusion; Active Learning; Hands on Science; Biology; Executive Function; Cognitive Processes; Check Lists; Visual Perception; Language Skills; Communication Skills + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Inklusion; Aktives Lernen; Biologie; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Checkliste; Visuelle Wahrnehmung; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Kommunikationsstil
Abstract	To address the needs of the high population of students with learning disabilities at their school, the author and a colleague created an inclusion science class that focuses on active, hands-on science. The course prepares students of various learning abilities for the state-mandated end-of-course biology assessment. Many of their students have weak executive functioning skills and need numerous accommodations to succeed in school. The term "executive functioning" can address many diagnostic conditions, relating to cognitive functions that activate, integrate, and control other mental functions. When their executive functions are not working properly, students experience significant and varied learning problems. These students not only have difficulties getting work done, but they often lack social skills and have lower self-esteem than their peers. Students with weak executive functioning need help planning, organizing, and managing their time. They also need work with behavior--response inhibition, self-regulation of affect, task initiation, flexibility, and goal-directed persistence. This article provides an assignment checklist, teaching strategies, a sample exam, and connections to the "Next Generation Science Standards" (NGSS Lead States 2013) and "Common Core State Standards" ("NGAC and CCSSO 2010"). (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01