Abstract
This paper articulates procedures applied by two teachers who used Information and Communication Tools (ICT) and individualised instruction to meet the needs of two students with moderate intellectual disabilities in an inclusive HSC classroom. The students were part of a class group of twelve ‘typically developing’ eighteen-year-olds from a Catholic girls’ college in Western Sydney. Implemented over one school term, the program was underscored by constructivism and social-constructivism, encompassing curriculum from the HSIE ‘Work Studies’ KLA and Life Skills ‘Work and the Community’ area. As proposed in the example, the benefits of ICT can be realized if teachers are willing to adapt the tools to their pedagogy and design instructional frameworks to accommodate diverse needs. The term 'ICT tools', is used eclectically, to represent desktop publishing software, spreadsheets, database, web tools, digital tools, and the Internet. ‘Exceptional needs’ refers to the support needs of students with moderate intellectual disabilities.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Scholarship and Community: Papers presented at the College of Arts, Education and Social Sciences Inaugural Research Conference, University of Western Sydney, Bankstown Campus, 7 to 9 October 2005 |
| Publisher | University of Western Sydney |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| ISBN (Print) | 1741081270 |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
| Event | University of Western Sydney. College of Arts, Education and Social Sciences Research Conference - Duration: 1 Jan 2005 → … |
Conference
| Conference | University of Western Sydney. College of Arts, Education and Social Sciences Research Conference |
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| Period | 1/01/05 → … |
Keywords
- information technology
- study and teaching (secondary)
- children with mental disabilities
- education