EDUC 2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Creativity, Personalized Learning, Intellectual Disability
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Gender similarities hypothesis: males and females are more alike than different, more educational differences occur within the genders. Different way of processing information: speech/language impaired. Don"t have the vocabulary to function in school. 55-75 is a mild intellectual disability (mi) <25 is profound: emotional behavior disorder. Effected by trauma that effects their learning: multiple disabilities. Several disabilities together: hearing/vision impaired, physically impaired, autistic. Summary of learning disorders: specific learning disability. 3-7% of school age children: emotional or behavioral disorder. 79,000 students: physical and health impairments. Critical principles of special education: zero reject. No one is denied education: non-discriminatory education. How do teachers feel about inclusion: depends. Characteristics of giftedness: academic ability, leadership, visual and performing arts, creative thinking, specific academic ability, general intellectual ability. Teaching gifted students: enriched curricular offerings, acceleration. Accommodations for special needs: group work, hands-on activity, adjust type and length of assignments.