SPECIAL EDUCATION AND EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION
| Title | ΕΙΔΙΚΗ ΑΓΩΓΗ ΚΑΙ ΑΠΟΤΕΛΕΣΜΑΤΙΚΗ ΔΙΔΑΣΚΑΛΙΑ / SPECIAL EDUCATION AND EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION |
| Code | Π2107 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | Philosophy and Education |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Souzana Panteliadou |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 280009262 |
Programme of Study: UPS School of Philosophy and Education (2011-today)
Registered students: 33
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedagogic | Compulsory courses beloging to the selected specialisation | Winter/Spring | - | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2024 – 2025 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600255376
|
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600255376
- Other: e-class
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to
explain major concpets of special education such as disability, handicapp and special needs
critically discuss the models of diasbility
provide the major learning and behavioral characteristics for each diagnostic category
explain the qulaitative differences between integration and inclusion
provide the major effective instructional practices in special education
identify the significant current issues for special education in Greece and internationally
apply their knoweldge about special education in secondary education, depending on each diagnostic category
General Competences
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The goal in this course is to familiarize students with the basic special education concepts and to develop a discussion regarding the appropriate education for each special needs category. The course, being an introduction to special education, includes themes such as the goal and the content of special education, the structures of special education and information on each special needs category. Based on the specific characteristics of children in each diagnostic category, empirically-based interventions, methods and techniques are presented on four axes: a) organization of space and learning environment, b)adapted and special instructional materials, c) strategies and instructional techniques and d) current issues.
1 The concept of disability -history - medical and social models
2 Special education - origins and history - content and principles
3 Legislation in special education - Organization and structurs - diagnosis and categorization -KEDDY
4 School integration -inclusive education - effective instruction
5 Physical ans health disabilities -ADHD
6 Deaf and hard-of-hearing students
7 Blind and low vision students
8 Specific Learning Disabilities -Language and Speech Disorders
9 Intellectual Disability
10 The Autistic Spectrum
11 Transition issues and special education
12 Training of special education teachers
13 Concluding remarks -feedback
Keywords
disability, special education, inclusive education, diagnostic categories
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
powerponit presentations, videos in lectures
e-mail and e-class communication with the students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | 1.6 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 25 | 1 | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 25 | 1 | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 61 | 2.4 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 150 | 6 |
Student Assessment
Description
Evaluation is based on two short individual reaction papers, which provide 10% of the final grade, and the final examination, leading to 90% of the final grade.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Ειδική Αγωγή – Από την έρευνα στη διδακτική πράξη.
Σουζάνα Παντελιάδου & Βασίλης Αργυρόπουλος (Επιμ.)
Εκδόσεις ΠΕΔΙΟ 2011
Παιδιά και έφηβοι με ειδικές ανάγκες και δυνατότητες.
Σταυρούλα Πολυχρονοπούλου (Αυτοέκδοση)
Last Update
20-07-2023
