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Teachers' Perceptions Of Students With Mild Disabilities, Catrina Danette White
Teachers' Perceptions Of Students With Mild Disabilities, Catrina Danette White
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The purpose of this study was to determine if teachers viewed one group of mildly disabled students as more difficult to teach than the others. In addition, the study attempted to determine if there were any differences in the views of special education and general education teachers toward students with mild disabilities. Fifty teachers from the South Central area of the state of Virginia were surveyed with a 10-item survey to determine the tendency of the teachers to associate certain characteristics or needs with a particular category (i.e., LD, ED, MR).
Results showed that teachers tended to choose the category …
Teacher Recognition Of Student Learning Styles, Michelle Wright
Teacher Recognition Of Student Learning Styles, Michelle Wright
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The ability of teachers in a special education classroom utilizing individualized instruction to recognize students' learning preferences was investigated. Each student's learning style preference was determined by the administration and evaluation of a learning styles inventory. Teachers were asked to respond to a similiar inventory as they felt their students would respond. A Pearson r performed on the results indicated that a relatively strong relationship existed between the responses at the . 10 level of significance .