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A Look Into Informal Science Education And Students With Individual Education Plans, Ashleigh M. Davis May 2014

A Look Into Informal Science Education And Students With Individual Education Plans, Ashleigh M. Davis

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Informal science education is a field of study that is becoming increasingly popular and important in the world of science, especially regarding elementary students. It is important to understand how students with learning disabilities and individual education plans react to informal learning experiences. This case study seeks to reveal the experiences of two students with an individual educational plan due to Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) when participating in an informal nature hike associated with the Over, Under, and Through: Students Informally Discover the Environment (OUTSIDE) program. The two students demonstrated increased attention and interest in science during and …


Teacher Stress And Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Annie M. Ellis May 2013

Teacher Stress And Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Annie M. Ellis

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There are many factors that can contribute to teacher stress in a primary school classroom. The classroom experience can be examined through various aspects, including the particular types of students that make up the class. Teachers can experience stress at a variety of levels in response to certain situations in their classroom experience, such as the presence of students with suspected and/or diagnosed ADD/ADHD in the classroom. Previous research has argued that teaching these students can be more challenging than when teaching other students. In this study, stress was measured using an altered version of the Perceived Stress Scale. The …