ED3442 - Inclusive Education for Special Needs
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | College of Arts, Society & Education |
Core subject for all teacher education students. LIMITED offering available only to RATEP students.
Through the study of this subject you will be examining a range of special needs that you might encounter in children/students from birth to 18 years. You will be given guidance to help to make accommodations and modification to the curriculum and the learning environment in order to meet the learning requirements of children/students with special needs. In addition, you will be introduced to national and international policies guiding the inclusion of children/students with special needs into mainstream classrooms.
Learning Outcomes
- critically analyse issues related to the education of students with special needs: inclusion, integration, legislation, policies, appropriate education (both age and level appropriate), quality of life;
- have a working knowledge of support processes for students with specific learning needs including the Educational Adjustment Program (EAP), Individual Education Plans (IEPs), Individual Student Plans (ISP) and Negotiated Education Plans (NEPs);
- recognise the indicators of a range of different special educational needs, be able to identify appropriate educational assessment, understand the impact on learning and design appropriate educational strategies; and;
- Demonstrate Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at an Assured level and, for B.Ed (ECE) students, relevant ACECQA standards.
| Prerequisites: | ED2488 or ADM to course code 38110 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | ED4890 and ED4891 and ED5858 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 23-Mar-2017 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Peter Kirby |
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| Assessment: | assessment 1: a)online quiz (10%); assessment 1: b)online quiz (10%); assessment 2: assignment: case study (40%); centrally-administered final exam (40%). |
| Townsville, Limited, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 23-Mar-2017 | |
| Face to face teaching (Online tutorial attendance at RATEP to be advised) | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Peter Kirby |
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| Assessment: | assessment 1: a)online quiz (10%); assessment 1: b)online quiz (10%); assessment 2: assignment: case study (40%); centrally-administered final exam (40%). |
| External, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 23-Mar-2017 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Peter Kirby |
| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |
| Assessment: | assessment 1: a)online quiz (10%); assessment 1: b)online quiz (10%); assessment 2: assignment: case study (40%); centrally-administered final exam (40%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 23-Mar-2017 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Peter Kirby |
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| Assessment: | assessment 1: a)online quiz (10%); assessment 1: b)online quiz (10%); assessment 2: assignment: case study (40%); centrally-administered final exam (40%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51 | |
| Census Date 06-Apr-2017 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Peter Kirby |
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| Assessment: | assignments (45%); assignment - short assignment and response to reading (10%); centrally-administered final exam (45%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53 | |
| Census Date 07-Dec-2017 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Peter Kirby |
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| Assessment: | assignments (45%); assignment - short assignment and response to reading (10%); centrally-administered final exam (45%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.