ERIC Number: EJ906272
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Sep
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-2154-1647
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Training Teachers to Use an Inquiry-Based Task Analysis to Teach Science to Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities
Courtade, Ginevra R.; Browder, Diane M.; Spooner, Fred; DiBiase, Warren
Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, v45 n3 p378-399 Sep 2010
Federal mandates as well as the National Science Education Standards call for science education for all students. IDEA (2004) and NCLB (2002) require access to and assessment of the general curriculum, including science. Although some research exists on teaching academics to students with significant disabilities, the research on teaching science is especially limited. The purpose of this investigation was to determine if teachers of students with moderate and severe intellectual disabilities could learn to use a task analysis for inquiry-based science instruction and if this training increased student responding. The findings of this study demonstrated a functional relationship between the inquiry-based science instruction training and teacher's ability to instruct students with moderate and severe disabilities in science. (Contains 4 tables and 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Inquiry, Task Analysis, Moderate Mental Retardation, Severe Mental Retardation, Inservice Teacher Education, Middle School Teachers, Middle School Students
Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children. DDD, P.O. Box 3512, Fayetteville, AR 72702. Tel: 479-575-3326; Fax: 479-575-6676; Web site: http://www.dddcec.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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