ERIC Number: EJ1138263
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 12
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ISSN: EISSN-2165-8714
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What Instructional Leaders Need to Know about the Effects of Inclusion
Demirdag, Seyithan
European Journal of Educational Research, v6 n2 p175-186 2017
Effective school administrators and teachers are those who provide the least restrictive learning environments for all students. The main goal of this study was to analyze the effects of inclusive science education on the general education population of middle school students' scientific conceptual understandings. The study was designed as a quasi-experimental model and conducted in a middle school in a large urban school district in Midwestern US. Approximately 4% of students in the school were receiving special education services. The participants in the study were selected through non-random selection. The participants of this study included 20 students without disabilities in each classroom with a total number of 120 students from a total of six different middle school classrooms. The study included two classrooms (one inclusive and one non-inclusive) for each grade level (6, 7, and 8). The conceptual change of students without disabilities was measured using the Density Assessment, which included 20 multiple choice questions. SPSS program was used for data analyses. Paired samples t-test and a multivariate group analysis test were conducted to investigate significant differences on students' conceptual understandings. The findings showed that the effect of inclusive education was significant and positive on the conceptual understanding of students without disabilities in inclusive science classrooms.
Descriptors: Inclusion, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Middle School Students, Science Education, General Education, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Urban Schools, Concept Formation, Pretests Posttests, Science Tests, Disabilities, Scores, Instructional Leadership, Statistical Analysis, Quasiexperimental Design, Multivariate Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools; Grade 6; Intermediate Grades; Elementary Education; Grade 7; Grade 8
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Language: English
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