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A Descriptive Case Study of the Ethics of Care Fostered by a Statewide Blended Teaching Model in Support of Site-Based Exceptional Children Teachers
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Cadran, Amanda – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The term Exceptional Children refers to both the highest performing students in the most advanced classes as well as those with the most severe intellectual challenges and every level of functioning in between. In one southeastern state, Exceptional Children teachers work with high school Occupational Course of Study students. These students, who…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Ethics, Teaching Models, Children
Blind Students' Learning of Probability through the Use of a Tactile Model
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Vita, Aida Carvalho; Kataoka, Verônica Yumi – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2014
The objective of this paper is to discuss how blind students learn basic concepts of probability using the tactile model proposed by Vita (2012). Among the activities were part of the teaching sequence "Jefferson's Random Walk", in which students built a tree diagram (using plastic trays, foam cards, and toys), and pictograms in 3D…
Descriptors: Probability, Blindness, Disabilities, Learning Strategies
The Impact of the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction on Student Self-Determination
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Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Shogren, Karrie A.; Palmer, Susan B.; Williams-Diehm, Kendra L.; Little, Todd D.; Boulton, Aaron – Exceptional Children, 2012
Promoting self-determination has become a best practice in special education. There remains, however, a paucity of causal evidence for interventions to promote self-determination. This article presents the results of a group-randomized, modified equivalent control group design study of the efficacy of the Self-Determined Learning Model of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Self Determination, Teaching Methods, Teaching Models
Coteaching Revisited: Redrawing the Blueprint
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Kloo, Amanda; Zigmond, Naomi – Preventing School Failure, 2008
Coteaching involves 2 certified teachers: 1 general educator and 1 special educator. They share responsibility for planning, delivering, and evaluating instruction for a diverse group of students, some of whom are students with disabilities. In this article, the authors review models of coteaching and the research base for coteaching and describe…
Descriptors: Team Teaching, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Disabilities, Special Education
Effects of Enrollment in Co-Teaching Classes on the Academic Performance of High School Students without Disabilities
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Buerck, Linda Elaine – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study examined the impact of enrollment in co-teaching classes on the grades earned by high school students without disabilities. The study also included analyses of teacher responses to a survey regarding their experience with the co-teaching model at the school. The study sought to examine (1) the extent to which enrollment in co-teaching…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Teaching Models, Low Achievement, Academic Achievement
Secondary Teacher Perceptions of Co-Teaching Models of Instruction
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Beaudoin-Colwell, Lisa C. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) have influenced an increase in the numbers of students who receive special education services in general education classrooms. The (IDEA) emphasizes the general education setting as the initial and natural setting for all students to be educated in the…
Descriptors: Mainstreaming, Inclusion, Teacher Effectiveness, Surveys