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ASSESSMENT OF STUDENTS WITH MULTIPLE LEARNING DIFFICULTIES
AND THE IMPACT UPON TEACHER TRAINING
Ulla AlexanderssonLena Thorsson
Sweden
Same curriculum as regular school Special program with its own syllabus Goals to aim for and goals to attain Individual target setting in individual educational plan The syllabuses provide for planning the teaching
Overall approach
Observation Documentation Analysis and reflections Changes in the learning situation Different tools for assessment
Specific approach
Increase knowledge and impact on learning Increase the possibility of responsibility Concrete description of support Strengthen participation Agreements between teachers, parents and student
Individual educational plan
Build on the students strength, abilities and interests Express positive expectation Build on assessments from cognitive and social
development Relate to national goals Short- and longterm goals
Individual educational plan
TEACHER EDUCATIONIN SWEDEN
THE STRUCTURE
SPECIALISATIONORIENTATION
GENERAL FIELD
THE STRUCTURE
GENERAL FIELD
Central areas:– Learning and teaching– Socialization, cultural matters and society– Social assignment, democracy and values of society
Interdisciplinary subject studies:– Various perspectives on human existence and
conditions for our way of life– Subject matter and methods from several subjects
simultanously
60 credit points (1.5 year)
GENERAL FIELD
ORIENTATION
THE STRUCTURE
New/traditional school subjects
New/traditional academic subjects
Interdisciplinary/thematic studies
Fields of competence; Social and cognitive
development of children, young people and
adults (this includes learning disabilities)
ORIENTATION
At least 40 credit points
THE STRUCTURE
SPECIALISATION
SPECIALISATION
At least 20 credit points
In-depth studies
Widening and complementary studies
New perspectives on earlier studies
Supplementary education, 90 higher education credits
Example of target; implement assessments and
evaluations and to participate in the management of the
local school activity to meet the needs of all pupils
Six courses
Example of courses; Co-operation and individual
development, Special needs education as a social practice
Special Educational Teacher Programme
Supplementary education, 90 higher education credits Six courses, three together with Special educational Focus on the students reading -, writing – and mathematic
process Assessment and analysis of learning situation Develop the principals and forms of pedagogical
differentiation within the framework of the mainstream setting
Special Teacher Programme