scholarly journals TEACHERS’ ATTITUDES TO SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-45
Author(s):  
Firman F ◽  
Friscilla Wulan Tersta ◽  
Cicyn Riantoni ◽  
Fellicia Ayu Sekonda
Keyword(s):  
Special Needs ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Special Needs Students ◽  
Teaching Aids ◽  
The Government ◽  
Teachers Attitudes

The purpose of the study: This study aimed to investigate the teachers' attitudes to special needs students and also the contribution that will be useful in inclusive education. Methodology: This study used qualitative methods. The research subjects were five general teachers who teach students with special needs in inclusive education in Jambi, Indonesia. The sampling procedure was used for purposive sampling. The data were collected by a semi-structured interview with five teachers from different backgrounds of teaching. The recorded interview data were transcribed. The documents were then studied, labelled, and elucidated comprehensively. Main Findings: The result of the research revealed that teachers’ attitude to special need students is good. In addition, the contribution of the teachers’ attitudes is formed from this research, such as the transformation of the value of each student, the strategies of the teachers like seating arrangement, the using of the different curriculum, teaching aids and rapport. Applications of this study: To achieve education for all and education equality, the government in Indonesia increases the number of inclusive education. The findings of this research are expected to add new knowledge to the scope of inclusive education especially in EFL contexts. Theoretically, the results of this study are expected to provide some references and contributions for the study on special needs students in inclusive education. Novelty/Originality of this study: This issue becomes a new atmosphere for teachers, especially for EFL teachers in teaching the various students. It is essential to know teachers' attitudes to special needs students in the context of inclusive education because that aspect will be piloting to the contribution of the teaching and learning process.

scholarly journals Investigating Views and Practices of Music Teachers’ about Inclusive Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zühal Dinc Altun ◽  
Gülçe Eyüpoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Music Teachers ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Special Needs Students ◽  
Special Education Needs ◽  
School Music ◽  
Education Needs

This study aims to investigate music teachers’ views on the education of special needs students (inclusive) in their classes. The study was carried out within the qualitative research approach and designed as a case study. Views of five middle and one high school music teachers who have special needs students in their classes were taken for investigation. The purposeful sampling method was used for creating the study group. Qualitative data was collected through the use of a semi-structured interview technique which was designed by the researchers. During the interviews, teachers were asked open-ended questions such as how they integrate special needs students into music classes, what they think about the environment of schools for special education needs students, the sufficiency of education taken during faculty years about special education. Obtained data was analysed through content analysis. In the analysis themes and categories were created and findings were presented in tables. In order to support findings, direct quotations from teacher conversations were also included. According to the results of the study, it is determined that music teachers are inadequate in terms of having related knowledge and skills for educating special needs students in their classrooms. In addition, it was found that music teachers do not prepare individual education programs for special needs students but carry on with the present curriculum and they mentioned that the training on special needs given during faculty years was inadequate. At the end of the study, some recommendations were made for improving the quality and productivity of music lessons of music teachers for special education needs students.

scholarly journals Involvement and Challenges of School Guidance and Counselling Teacher Towards Special Needs Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Norafifah Bali ◽  
Mohamad Hashim Othman
Keyword(s):  
Special Needs ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Special Needs Students ◽  
Counselling Services ◽  
School Guidance ◽  
Special Education Program ◽  
Mainstream Students

Implementation of guidance and counselling services in schools requires School Guidance and Counselling Teachers (SGCT) to provide this services to all students, whether the mainstream students or Special Needs Students (SNT), as outlined in the Buku Rekod Perkhidmatan Bimbingan dan Kaunseling (Guidance and Counselling Services Record Book). This situation has challenged SGCT especially in meeting the specific needs of SNT. This raises questions regarding the involvement of SGCT in providing guidance and counselling services especially to SNT as well as challenges faced in implementing such services. Therefore, a qualitative study has been conducted to answer the questions. This study involved six SGCT who serve in schools that adopt the Integrated Special Education Program or the Inclusive Education Program. Semi-structured interview questions have been used to obtain relevant information. The finding of this study shows that there are direct and indirect SGCT's involvements with SNT. While the challenges that GBKS face in carrying out guidance and counselling services are divided into three themes, namely the challenges characterized by SGCT, challenges characterized by SNT and challenges characterized by the Organization. The findings of this study can provide information on the implementation of guidance and counselling services to SNT and can be used as an improvement of the existing guidelines to increase the involvement of SGCT in providing guidance and counselling services especially to SNT.

The Use of Multimedia and its Impact on Bangladeshi EFL Learners at Tertiary Level

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 150
Author(s):  
Farzana Sharmin Pamela Islam
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Tertiary Level ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

As 21st century is the era of modern technologies with different aspects, it offers us to make the best use of them. After tape recorder and overhead projector (OHP), multimedia has become an important part of language classroom facilities for its unique and effective application in delivering and learning lesson. Although in many parts of Bangladesh, a South Asian developing country, where English enjoys the status of a foreign language, the use of multimedia in teaching and learning is viewed as a matter of luxury. However, nowadays the usefulness and the necessity of it are well recognized by the academics as well as the government. The study aims to focus on the difference between a traditional classroom void of multimedia and multimedia equipped classrooms at university level by explaining how multimedia support the students with enhanced opportunity to interact with diverse texts that give them more in-depth comprehension of the subject. It also focuses on audio-visual advantage of multimedia on the students’ English language learning. The study has followed a qualitative method to get an in-depth understanding of the impact of using multimedia in an English language classroom at tertiary level. For this purpose, the data have been collected from two different sources. Firstly, from students’ written response to  an open ended question as to their comparative experience of learning  lessons with and without multimedia facilities; and secondly, through  observation of English language classes at a private university of Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. The discussion of the study is limited to  the use of multimedia in English language classroom using cartoons, images and music with a view to enhance students’ skills in academic writing, critical analysis of image and critical appreciation of music. For this purpose, cartoons in English language, images from Google and music from You Tube have got focused discussion in this paper.

scholarly journals Reflection in Teaching

2005 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-20
Author(s):  
Ghassoub Mustafa
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Collaborative Reflection ◽  
Teachers Attitudes ◽  
Definition Of

The first part presents a review of concepts relating to reflection, drawing on the literature in this area. This literature review relates to the following aspects of reflection: the definition of reflection, the process of reflection, strategies in reflection, content of reflection, barriers to reflection, and advantages of reflection. The second part of this paper presents an investigation into the perceptions of a small sample of English language educators and supervisors, through personal interviews with 9 teachers and 3 supervisors from one higher education institution and other educational institutions in the United Arab Emirates. The findings of the investigation are analyzed with respect to the dimensions that appear in the literature review. These findings show that the teachers do have some knowledge of reflection. They reveal that the teachers: attitudes towards reflection and its applicability in the teaching and learning process is largely positive, mixed with some degree of skepticism. Teachers agree that reflection is useful, but many seem uncertain about how it can be applied in their situation. In some cases the interviewees seemed to be more concerned about the technicalities of their job, making collaborative reflection appear less of a priority.

scholarly journals Using technology in teaching English at the S.S.C. level

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 142-152
Author(s):  
Sifat Ullah ◽  
Quazi Farzana
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Technology In Teaching ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
The Impact

In this an era of technology, new technologies particularly computer, multimedia, mobile phone and the internet offer possibilities for overcoming geographical and cost barriers in teaching and learning. This study attempts to trace the use of technology in teaching English at the S.S.C. (Secondary School Certificate) level in Bangladesh. It also focuses on the impact of using technology in teaching and learning English. Eight teachers and 60 students from four private schools in Dhaka city were selected to survey the use of technology in teaching the English Language. The researchers employed the mixed methods research to carry out the study where two sets of questionnaires for the teachers and the students and a semi-structured interview only for the teachers were used to collect data. The findings showed that using technology in teaching has both the positive and the negative impacts. Teachers like to use technology in their classroom but limited time and lack of training and technical support from the authority hamper the mode of teaching. The students also feel comfortable in technology affiliated classroom, but sometimes they fail to catch the concept clearly as they become inattentive due to the lack of proper engagement of the teachers in the classroom.

scholarly journals A Study of Attitude of Teachers towards Inclusive Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 189-197
Author(s):  
Shiba Singh ◽  
Saurav Kumar ◽  
Ranjan Kumar Singh
Keyword(s):  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Rural Teachers ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Government ◽  
Teachers Attitudes ◽  
Quota Sampling ◽  
Private Management

This study aimed to investigate the attitude of the teacher’s towards inclusive education as the attitude of teachers or executors has a significant impact on the successful implementation of inclusive education. The population of the study comprised all pre-service and in-service teachers of the Gaya district of Bihar. Out of this population, a sample of 108 pre-service & in-service teachers (associated with primary and secondary school) were selected through quota sampling technique from 11 institutions (belonging to the government and private management system). We wish to discover teachers’ attitudes towards inclusive education among their different demographic variables i.e. Mode of service, Gender, Locality. An attitude of teachers towards Inclusive Education questionnaire, was used for data collection. Collected data were statistically analyzed by using Frequency counts, Mean, Standard Deviation (SD), Standard Error of Mean and ` t ` test. Among the total participants n= 108, 48.14% were pre-service teachers & 53.33% were in-service teachers, 50% teachers associated with the urban area & other 50% teachers living in rural areas, 48.14% were female & 53.33% were male. The result shows that attitude of teachers towards inclusive education was moderate to a favorable level. Pre-service and urban teachers had a more positive/favorable attitude towards inclusive education than the attitude of In-service and rural teachers, respectively. In contrast, there was no significant difference between the attitude of male and female teachers towards inclusive education.

scholarly journals Sistem Pendidikan Inklusif Perspektif Neurosains

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Ely Novianti
Keyword(s):  
Special Needs ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Special Needs Children ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Inclusion Education ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Right

Assesing inclusion education in neuroscience perspectives is particularly interesting. This study is a literature review. Given the development of normal and special needs children have different backgrounds. Cognitive development of children are different according to parenting patterns. In this case the parents need to be aware of the type of child and need to understand in terms of neuroscience. Keep in mind education is the right of every child to gain knowledge and educate the individual. The background of every child is not an obstacle in getting a decent education. The government and education authorities now have acces to the concept of inclusive education. With the application of inclusive education can expand access to education for all groups including children with disabilities. This effort is made to develop the potential of intelligence, talent,and soft skills prossessed without discrimination.in addition, at the age of gold, children with special needs are directed to interest and talent. With experience early on hope when adolescents are able to hone and can compete with normal children. This is because there is already a maturity in the individual’s ability and creativity.

scholarly journals Problems of Teaching and Learning English as a Foreign Language in South Yemen: A Case Study of Lahj Governorate

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 485-492
Author(s):  
Sabri Thabit Saleh Ahmed ◽  
Bushra Thabit Ahmed Qasem
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Teaching Aids ◽  
Proficiency Level ◽  
Efl Teaching ◽  
Learning English ◽  
Language Teaching And Learning

The task of teaching and learning English as a foreign language is not an easy task as there are many factors that may contribute positively or negatively to its success. In the context of this study, most school-leavers have very poor English, especially when looking at their oral skills. This indicates that there are some problems that EFL learning and teaching encounter, and then such problems are reflected in students’ proficiency level. This study, therefore, explored the problems encountering EFL teaching and learning in Lahj primary and secondary schools to identify such problems and suggest some solutions that may help in improving English language teaching and learning in the concerned schools. Data were collected from 32 EFL senior teachers and supervisors of Lahj governorate. Findings showed that large classes, lack of teaching aids, teachers’ low proficiency in English, teachers’ limited experience with communicative language teaching, late beginning of learning English, lack of focus on oral communicative English, use of mother tongue in classroom, students’ low motivation and interference between English and Arabic are considered as major problems encountering English language teaching and learning in the concerned South Yemeni schools and contribute negatively to students’ proficiency level. The study has provided some recommendations that may help in improving EFL teaching and learning in the concerned schools and in Yemeni schools generally.

scholarly journals The Challenges of Effective Teaching and Learning of English in Public Secondary Schools in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 154-158
Author(s):  
Murana Muniru Oladayo
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Effective Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
National Development ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
National Language ◽  
Foreign National ◽  
The Government

The strategic place of English language in national development and mutual co-existence of Nigerians is not debatable. English has become a foreign national language to which the destiny of Nigeria is inextricably tied. The teaching of English at all levels of education in Nigeria is bedeviled with certain debilitating challenges. This paper examines some of the challenges of teaching and learning English in public secondary schools in Nigeria. It identifies such problems as poor quality of pupils admitted to secondary school, incompetent teachers of English, poor methodology and lack of motivation among others. The paper concludes that effective teaching of English language is a sine qua non for meaningful development in Nigeria and emphasizes the need for collective efforts in this direction. It recommends better training and retraining of teachers through continuing professional development practices and better commitment on the part of the government to the course of English studies in schools in Nigeria.

scholarly journals Evaluasi Kebijakan Program Pendidikan Inklusif Di SDN Betet 1 Kota Kediri

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusuf Juniar Dewantara ◽  
Frida Kusumastuti
Keyword(s):  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Student Assessment ◽  
Input Process ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
School Committee ◽  
The Government ◽  
Process Product

Abstract: This study aims to evaluate the implementation of inclusive education programs. The method used is a qualitative analysis that is describing and interpreting data from each component evaluated using the CIPP evaluation model (Context, Input, Process, Product). Data sources in this study include the principal, principal teacher, special assistant teacher (GPK), school committee, parents of students and special needs students. Data collection is done by interview, observation, document study and documentation. The findings in the context component show that the legal basis for implementing inclusive education is in accordance with the prevailing Education System Law in Indonesia. The objectives of inclusive education are in accordance with the established formula. The findings of the input component show that there are quite a number of ABK inputs in school with a variety of types of disability in accordance with the Inclusive Education Law. However, the SDM component especially GPK and infrastructure still need attention to improve and complete it. The findings of the process component show that the process of student acceptance, teaching and learning activities and student assessment have adjusted to the applicable regulations. But there are still students who are not supposed to go to an inclusive school to study at the school. The findings of the product component indicate that there are achievements achieved by inclusive students and the positive impact of implementing inclusive education. This research provides recommendations for the government and schools implementing inclusive education to continue implementing the program and continue to communicate and collaborate with institutions and several related parties in carrying out inclusive education programs to be more optimal.Key Words: Program Evaluation, Inclusive Education, CIPP Model Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi implementasi program pendidikan inklusif. Metode yang digunakan adalah analisis kualitatif yaitu mendeskripsikan dan memaknai data dari masing-masing komponen yang dievaluasi dengan menggunakan model evaluasi CIPP (Context, Input, Process, Product). Sumber data dalam penelitian ini meliputi kepala sekolah, guru utama, guru pendamping khusus (GPK), komite sekolah, orang tua/wali murid dan siswa ABK. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan wawancara, observasi, studi dokumen dan dokumentasi. Hasil temuan pada komponen konteks menunjukkan bahwa landasan hukum penyelenggaraan pendidikan inklusif sudah sesuai dengan Undang-Undang Sistem Pendidikan yang berlaku di Indonesia. Tujuan pendidikan inklusif sudah sesuai dengan rumusan yang telah ditetapkan. Hasil temuan komponen input menunjukkan input ABK yang bersekolah jumlahnya cukup banyak dengan berbagai jenis ketunaannya sesuai yang tercantum pada Undang-Undang Pendidikan Inklusif. Namun pada komponen SDM terutama GPK dan sarana prasarana masih memerlukan perhatian untuk meningkatkan dan melengkapinya. Hasil temuan komponen proses menunjukkan proses penerimaan siswa, kegiatan belajar mengajar dan penilaian siswa telah menyesuaikan dengan peraturan-peraturan yang berlaku. Namun masih ada siswa yang tidak seharusnya masuk di sekolah inklusif menempuh pendidikan di sekolah tersebut. Hasil temuan komponen produk menunjukkan terdapat prestasi yang berhasil diraih oleh siswa inklusif dan dampak positif dari pelaksanaan pendidikan inklusif. Penelitian ini memberikan rekomendasi untuk pemerintah dan pihak sekolah penyelenggara pendidikan inklusif agar tetap melaksanakan program tersebut dan terus berkomunikasi serta berkolaborasi dengan lembaga dan beberapa pihak terkait dalam menjalankan program pendidikan inklusif agar lebih optimal.Kata Kunci: Evaluasi Program, Pendidikan Inklusif, Model CIPP

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