Adistyana Pitaloka Kusmawati, F. Fahrurrozi, Asep Supena
{"title":"Increasing Concentration of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Students Through Gamification Learning Media in Indonesian Inclusion Elementary School","authors":"Adistyana Pitaloka Kusmawati, F. Fahrurrozi, Asep Supena","doi":"10.52291/ijse.2023.38.15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52291/ijse.2023.38.15","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to determine the patterns of increasing concentration of Special Needs students in Indonesian Elementary Schools. Since these students often have difficulty understanding the educational process, gamification is considered an alternative to improve their learning outcomes and concentration in Elementary School. In this study, a descriptive-qualitative approach was implemented to describe the techniques used by the teacher to improve students’ learning concentration in the classroom. A total of 13 participants, consisting of 4 Elementary School teachers, 4 Special Needs students, 4 parents, and 1 inclusion institution principal, were observed and interviewed. Furthermore, data collection techniques included in-depth interviews, Focus Group Discussion (FGD), and classroom observation. The results showed that there was an increase in the concentration of ADHD students after using gamification media in the learning process. The parents of these students provided adequate support, and the principal’s policy recommended strengthening parental relationships and using gamification media. These results are expected to be useful for teachers and study experts interested in conducting various analyses on ADHD students.","PeriodicalId":280146,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Special Education (IJSE)","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130936708","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dimensions of Classroom-Based Assessments in Inclusive Education","authors":"Jana Jungjohann, Markus Gebhardt","doi":"10.52291/ijse.2023.38.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52291/ijse.2023.38.12","url":null,"abstract":"Inclusive education aims to provide learning progress for all. It requires assessments to identify learning levels and progress and to adapt and evaluate instruction. We extend the classroom-based assessment (CBA) approach and argue that CBA in inclusive schools consists of the four dimensions of Instructional Decision-Making, Educational Assessment, Identification of Students with Special Educational Needs, and Progress Monitoring. For this paper, we developed both a framework of CBA for research interests and individual scales for each dimension (6 to 9 items per scale) in order to identify the four dimensions in which teachers need further training. To create a more manageable instrument for education and training practice, we tested a combined model as a questionnaire. In a survey of 110 teachers and 152 pre-service special education teachers (N = 252), the individual scales had good internal consistency (α = .92, .82, .92, .93). Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis, an initial combined model, consisting of the revised individual scales, showed acceptable fit values (CFI = 0.94, TLI = 0.89, RMSEA = 0.07, SRMR = 0.06) almost everywhere. The further development of the questionnaire and its significance and relevance for inclusive educational practice will be discussed.","PeriodicalId":280146,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Special Education (IJSE)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128883410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Opinions of Teachers Working in Special Education Schools on the Individualized Education Program Team","authors":"Yahya Çıkılı, Hilmi Ünal","doi":"10.52291/ijse.2022.37.44","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52291/ijse.2022.37.44","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study is to determine the views of teachers working in special education schools on the functioning of the Individualized Education Program Development Unit. The study group of the research consists of 15 volunteer teachers working in special education schools affiliated with the Ministry of National Education in the city center of Konya in the 2020-2021 academic year. These special education schools are schools for three disability groups: mental, hearing, and visual impairments. Schools with individuals with intellectual disabilities are of two types moderate, severe, and mild. A descriptive survey model was used to collect data in order to determine teachers' opinions. The data of the research were collected through semi-structured interviews. In addition, a demographic information form was prepared in order to obtain general information about the teachers. According to the results of the research, it was seen that Individualized Education Program Development Units were not established in schools, and when they were created, they did not function for their purpose.","PeriodicalId":280146,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Special Education (IJSE)","volume":"244 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114561146","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Perception of Readiness for Implementing Inclusive Education among Primary School Subject Teachers: Implications for Teacher Education in Ethiopia","authors":"Tsigie Genet Zegeye","doi":"10.52291/ijse.2022.37.42","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52291/ijse.2022.37.42","url":null,"abstract":"The objective of this study was to examine teachers’ perceptions of readiness for teaching in inclusive classrooms using a survey design. It also explored teachers’ views on factors that hinder them apply inclusive education. A questionnaire consisting of open and close-ended items was administered to collect data from participant eachers. The close-ended questions measured teachers’ perceptions of readiness and open-ended questions solicited information on factors that hinder teachers to implement inclusive education. Data collected from 80 sample teachers were analyzed. Findings indicated that teachers had lower levels of readiness for teaching in nclusive classrooms. While variables such as participants’ gender and grade level taught do not generate variations in teachers’ perceptions of readiness, teaching experience seemed to generate variations. It is revealed that the lack of short-term pieces of training and knowledge and skills teachers gained in teacher training programs which were insufficient and were not quite useful for teaching in inclusive classrooms were factors identified by teachers that affect inclusive education implementation. In general, teachers lack the readiness to teach in inclusive classrooms. So, to make inclusive education a success for students with special needs, it is high time to evisit the teacher education program in Ethiopia.","PeriodicalId":280146,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Special Education (IJSE)","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125351575","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Technology as a learning tool. Access of autistic children to e-learning","authors":"Joanida Musaray, Blerina Muskaj","doi":"10.52291/ijse.2022.37.46","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52291/ijse.2022.37.46","url":null,"abstract":"Pupils, while learning online, have difficulty using the Internet, understand-ing information through applications, and lacking direct contact with the teacher. The methodoloy used was questionnaires for the period January-July 2021. There were 47 completed questionnaires and they contained twenty eight questions. The results of the study indicate difficulty in accessing tech-nology, limited time of online learning offered by the teacher, difficulty in concentrating by children with elements of autism as well as ascertainment by parents of lack of consideration when drafting the plan by the respon-sible educational institutions. The purpose of the study is to highlight the difficulties of autistic children in processing e-learning. A clear picture of the situation helps in designing the most appropriate educational policies, where you have to anticipate and be prepared for the exceptional situations where it is needed to use e-learning. The study is based mainly on the life experience of families who have autistic children and who are more open to seeking help and solutions, as they often feel alone and helpless.","PeriodicalId":280146,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Special Education (IJSE)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129702569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Knowledge about anger in children with a mild intellectual disability","authors":"Marzena Buchnat, A. Jasielska","doi":"10.52291/ijse.2022.37.43","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52291/ijse.2022.37.43","url":null,"abstract":"\"The knowledge of children with a mild intellectual disability (ID) is less complex and poorer than that of their peers in the intellectual norm (IN). The aim of this study was to characterize knowledge about anger in children with mild intellectual disabilities. The study used the authoring tool to measure children’s knowledge of emotions, including anger. This tool facilitated the exploration of the cognitive representation of the basic emotions available in three codes (which perform the functions of perception, expression, and understanding) and the interconnections between them. Children in the intellectual norm (N = 30) and children with mild intellectual disabilities (N = 30) participated in the study. The results mainly indicated differences in how anger was understood by particular groups, to the detriment of children with a disability. The results were largely determined by the child’s level of organization of knowledge about anger and accompanying mental operations. \"","PeriodicalId":280146,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Special Education (IJSE)","volume":"123 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125926337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hear Our Voice: Motivational Curriculum and Perceptions of Adults with Intellectual Disability","authors":"Pamela Lindsay","doi":"10.52291/ijse.2022.37.45","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52291/ijse.2022.37.45","url":null,"abstract":"Students with intellectual disability (ID) benefit from classrooms offering specialized curricula and resources designed to meet their individual learning needs. This qualitative, single descriptive case study applied Keller's Attention, Relevance, Confidence, and Satisfaction (ARCS) Motivational Instruction Model to reading instruction for adults with ID in a Northern California learning environment previously excluding a specific motivational curriculum component. Twelve adult student participants with ID experienced a reading workshop curriculum including and without the addition of Keller's Attention, Relevance, Confidence, and Satisfaction (ARCS) motivational instruction model. The research questions, presented in a focus group format, asked how the students described their perceptions of learning ability in the four ARCS focus areas of attention, relevance, confidence, and satisfaction. The sub-questions asked which areas the students perceived as the most engaging part of each workshop. Four instructor participants also provided classroom observations in post-workshop interviews. Resultant themes identified that perceived personal connection to class material, personal support, and recognition of accomplishment motivate student concept learning, engagement, and success. Implications and recommendations for scholars, practitioners, and leaders present suggestions for developing new models or adapting existing models for motivational instruction designed for optimal education of this special student group.","PeriodicalId":280146,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Special Education (IJSE)","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132885488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Translating inclusion for students with visual impairment and special educational needs in French-speaking Belgian school organizations","authors":"Farah Dubois-Shaik","doi":"10.52291/ijse.2022.37.41","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52291/ijse.2022.37.41","url":null,"abstract":"The policy implementation of “reasonable adjustments”, a recent education inclusion policy that requires regular school and school governance to accommodate students with special needs, places the responsibility on several key actors, who become important gatekeepers in the process of enabling educational access (Charlier et al., 2019) to regular schooling and opportunities to students with special educational needs (Verhoeven & Dubois-Shaik, 2021). This paper tries to reveal through discursive policy and narrative analysis (Czarniawska, 2004), how the inclusion policy is translated (Callon, 1987; Dubois & Vranken, 2012) for including a student with visual impairment in a regular secondary school. These sensitive negotiations take place in what we identify in this paper as a soft policy (Lawn, 2009).","PeriodicalId":280146,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Special Education (IJSE)","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128740739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Children and Youth with Life-Limiting or Life-Threatening Conditions – Overview the Topics of Educational Practice: A Scoping Review","authors":"Martina Haroková, Jan Crastina","doi":"10.52291/ijse.2022.37.39","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52291/ijse.2022.37.39","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: The scoping review (ScoRev) presents the literature relating to the education of children and youth with life-limiting conditions (LLC) and life-threatening conditions (LTC) and identifies and describes the topics that appear in the literature. Method: The scoping review was conducted based on Arksey and O’Malley’s 5-stage ramework. In a total of five databases, ProQuest, ERIC, Web of Science, Scopus, and EBSCO Discovery Service a combination of keywords was used to identify 14 records published in 2002- 2018 that corresponded to the ScoRev selection criteria. These records were then analyzed in terms of content and classified into thematic ategories and subcategories. Results: The ScoRev selection consisted of a dissertation and thirteen journal articles. A well-elaborated topic of the studies related to the teacher’s roles, experiences, and needs in the education of a child with LLC or LTC. Other topics included the challenges in the education of these children, intervention, or eath of a child in school. The topic of education of students with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions is most frequently assessed from the teacher’s perspective. Conclusion: The results of the ScoRev may suggest a lack of available resources that would reflect the current practice of educating children and youth with LLC and/or LTC n a general basis.","PeriodicalId":280146,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Special Education (IJSE)","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132056497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cognitive profiles of students with hearing loss as a pathway for differentiated instruction","authors":"Pooja Gupta","doi":"10.52291/ijse.2022.37.40","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52291/ijse.2022.37.40","url":null,"abstract":"\"Hearing loss can disrupt a child’s cognitive abilities and academic growth in areas such as reading, writing, math, social studies, and sciences. Yet educational interventions to enhance the cognitive performance of students with hearing loss remain uncertain because researchers have not holistically mapped the cognitive profiles of this opulation. The goal of the study was to compare the cognitive profiles of elementary, middle, and high school students with hearing loss to determine typical patterns of cognition. The participants included diagnosticians in a targeted school district who responded to a survey about the cognitive profiles of students with hearing loss who received special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The study employed heat maps to visually chart the strengths and weaknesses of the sample and render the results accessible to general practitioners. The findings of this study revealed that almost all students in the population were functioning in he below-average to average range on all cognitive abilities. Patterns of performance indicated that if a student scored below average on one cognitive ability, they likely performed below average on the other cognitive abilities. The study indicates that interventions should be designed to address each student’s individual profile. \"","PeriodicalId":280146,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Special Education (IJSE)","volume":"36 12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125726776","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}