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