Download or read book Teacher and School Variables Associated with the Academic and Social Outcomes of Students with Special Needs in General Education Classrooms microform written by Melissa Romain McGee and published by National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada. This book was released on 2004 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Participants were 31 teachers, 584 students, and six principals from four schools in one large suburban Canadian school board. Student outcomes of academic self-concept and peer acceptance were measured with pencil-and-paper tasks, and teachers' ratings of students' academic progress were used as a proxy measure of academic achievement. Classroom observations were conducted as measures of effective teaching behaviors and teacher interviews were conducted as measures of teachers' attitudes and beliefs about their roles and responsibilities in meeting the educational needs of students who are designated as having special needs. Teachers' and principals' attitudes and beliefs about inclusion, as well as classroom teachers' sense of personal teaching efficacy, were also surveyed with questionnaires. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationships among a set of student, teacher, and school variables that have been shown to influence the effectiveness of including students with special needs in general education classrooms. The present study extends on the work of P.J. Stanovich and Jordan (2000; 2002) who have developed a feedback model for describing how such variables interact with each other to facilitate positive academic and social outcomes for students in inclusive classrooms. Therefore, P.J. Stanovich and Jordan's feedback model of effective inclusion was used as a framework for exploring the relations among the student, teacher, and school variables in the present study. Significant positive relationships were demonstrated among students' levels of academic self-concept, peer-acceptance, and academic progress. Students with special needs had significantly lower levels of academic self-concept and were socially accepted significantly less than their peers who were typically achieving. Effective teaching behaviors were a significant predictor of students' academic progress. Teachers' attitudes and beliefs about inclusion were a significant predictor of students' academic self-concept. Personal teaching efficacy was a significant predictor of teachers' attitudes and beliefs about inclusion. Implications focus on the influence that teachers have on student outcomes, particularly as teachers who demonstrated more effective teaching practices tended to have students who made more academic progress through the course of a school year than their less effective counterparts.
Download or read book Research on Classroom Ecologies written by Deborah L. Speece and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-03 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written during a period of reexamination and change in the field of special education, this book was developed in order to provide a better understanding of the contexts in which children receive their formal education. The movement toward the "least restrictive environment" for the education of children with disabilities is weathering a wave of reinterpretations including mainstreaming, the regular education initiative, and inclusion. While each interpretation has its proponents and critics, limited theory and few data are available to guide these important policy decisions. Focusing specifically on classrooms -- the settings where educators can have the most immediate impact and where research is most needed -- this volume's goals are: * to establish what is known about classroom ecologies from both general and special education perspectives, * to integrate the perspectives of researchers and practitioners, and * to chart directions for further research specifically related to children with learning disabilities. The construct of classroom ecology is defined as three interrelated domains: instruction, teacher and peer interaction, and organization and management. This scheme provides the structure for the book. Taken as a whole, the content of the volume underscores the limits of current knowledge and at the same time provides directions for needed changes in both research and practice.
Download or read book Class Size and Students at Risk written by Jeremy D. Finn and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Effects of Social Emotional Instruction on the Behavior of Students with Learning Disabilities written by Kelsey Olson and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Students with learning disabilities who spend the majority of the school day in a general education classroom often struggle to appropriately deal with feelings of frustration and anxiety. There is currently a gap in understanding how special education teachers can support the social and emotional inclusion of students with learning disabilities when they are in the general education classroom. The purpose of this study is to explore the results of implementing a social-emotional curriculum both in a pullout setting and in the general education setting and examine the effect of the program on the behavior of students with learning disabilities in the general education classroom. This research expands on the ongoing dialog in the literature concerning the effects of explicit and targeted social-emotional instruction. Students with disabilities were included in the data collection in order to better understand how students perceive the effects of the curriculum. This is a qualitative study that consisted of interviews with ten students who qualify for special education services under the eligibility of Specific Learning Disability. Three teachers with participating students were also interviewed. Data showed that a social-emotional instructional program positively impacts both students with learning disabilities and the classroom as a whole by helping students increase their coping skills, which thereby helps reduce the instances of these students being upset at school and minimizes their reaction to academic and social struggles.
Download or read book The Determinants of Educational Outcomes written by R. Gary Bridge and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Variables Affecting the Post High School Outcomes of Students with Learning Disabilities written by Carolyn Anne McAllister and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Guided Instruction written by Douglas Fisher and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2010-10-18 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains how teachers can use guided instruction-gradually transferring knowledge and the responsibility for learning to students through scaffolds for learning-to boost students to higher levels of understanding and accomplishment.
Download or read book Teaching Mildly Handicapped Children written by George E. Marsh and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
