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Special Needs Education (B-KUL-P0Q82B)

5.0 ECTS Dutch 26.0 First termFirst term Basic
Petry Katja
POC Master in de Pedagog. Wet. en Master in de Educatieve Studies

Aims

Students are introduced to a few important topics from the didactics of integrated, inclusive and particular education for different groups of children with specific educational needs (with mental, physical, sensoric handicaps, autism, learning difficulties, behaviour disorder, speaking or language disorder, chronical disease).

Previous knowledge

No prerequisite knowledge is required. This course aims at students from the master pedagogical sciences. It is presumed that knowledge has been gained during the bachelor programme and the first year of the master programme.

Course material

Articles and literature
Slides, transparencies, courseware
Toledo / e-platform

Is also included in other courses

Activities

5.0 ects. Special Needs Education (B-KUL-P0Q82a)

5.0 ECTS Dutch 26.0 First termFirst term
Petry Katja
POC Master in de Pedagog. Wet. en Master in de Educatieve Studies

Content

The lectures include different aspects:
*implementation and evaluation of diverse models of integrated, special and inclusive education for children and young people with specific educational needs in Flanders and abroad.
*critical successfactors at the level of the child, the parents, the teacher, the class, the school, the broader context and the policy for the realization of adjusted education for children with special educational needs
* development, implementation and evaluation of orthodidactic and orthopedagogical principles and methods that are used in the context of inclusive or special education.
* specific education technology and education tools
* current themes from education for children with specific educational needs
Next to this the students elaborate on a number of themes from the (ortho)didactics.

Evaluation

Evaluation: Special Needs Education (B-KUL-P2Q82b)

Mode of evaluation : Written
Category : final examination during examination period
Type of evaluation : Closed book

Explanation

The evaluation of this course includes partly a group paper on a theme from the (ortho)didactics. Next to this, there is a written exam that includes a question concerning education for children and young persons with specific educational needs. Here, the students use the insights that were gained during this course.