The use of methods for learning to learn for students with special needs in Slovenia

• Published in: European journal of special needs education 2019-01, Vol.34 (1), p.66-82
• Main Author: Licardo, Marta
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities); Academic Achievement; Academic Support Services; Attention; Compensation; Educational Quality; Elementary School Students; Elementary School Teachers; Emotional Development; Foreign Countries; inclusion; Learning; Learning Strategies; learning to learn; Methods for learning; Professionals; Rehabilitation; School Personnel; Secondary School Students; Secondary School Teachers; Self Control; Self Esteem; Social Development; Social skills; Special Needs Students; students with special needs; Teacher Role; Teachers; Teaching Methods
• ISSN: 0885-6257; 1469-591X
• DOI: 10.1080/08856257.2018.1451294

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the quality of instruction among professionals who implement additional professional support for students with special needs in Slovenia, with a focus on methods for learning to learn. A total of 1863 professionals with various job positions participated in the study. The results revealed that seven groups of professionals most often use methods for achieving standards in different learning subjects. The largest significant differences are in methods for developing social emotional skills, methods for rehabilitation and compensation of disabilities and methods for development of attention and concentration. The results also revealed that subject teachers use most of the methods significantly less than other professionals, which rise concerns about the quality of additional professional support in the group of subject teachers.