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Publication Date: 2022
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Teacher-Student Interaction in a Special School for Students with Developmental Disabilities in Chinese Context
Fu, Wangqian; Liang, Jili; Wang, Lihong; Xu, Ran; Xiao, Fei
International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, v68 n2 p168-181 2022
This paper analyzes interactions between teachers and students with developmental disabilities in a special education school in China, which is still the main educational placement for the disabled in China. Video observation data collected from six students in second grade and one teacher, were coded by an improved Flanders Interaction Analysis System (iFIAS). Results indicate that the teacher played the dominant role in the class while her/his instruction was student-oriented, several evidence-based strategies were used to motivate students' engagement, including questioning, timely feedback, reinforcement, game teaching, students' self-determination. Few peer interactions happened due to homogeneous grouping. Besides, the frequency of interaction patterns between teachers and students with developmental disabilities (DD) of different learning ability was similar while the interaction patterns were different. There were more non-academic interactions between the teacher and students with most serious disabilities in the class than others, while there existed more cognitive extension-partial and full interactions between teachers and students with least serious disabilities in the class than others. The results shed light on how teachers interact with students who have DD, and how interactions can be differentially delivered to students with DD of various learning abilities.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Student Relationship, Interaction, Developmental Disabilities, Special Schools, Students with Disabilities, Grade 2, Teacher Role, Teaching Methods, Peer Relationship, Homogeneous Grouping, Severity (of Disability), Classroom Environment, Questioning Techniques, Verbal Communication
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 2; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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