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Analysis of the Contents of Preliminary Special Education Teachers’ Actual Application of UDL Principles in Elementary Subjects Simulated Teaching Including Students with Visual Impairments

  • Journal of Special Education: Theory and Practice
  • Abbr : JSPED
  • 2024, 25(2), pp.165-203
  • Publisher : Research Institute of the Korea Special Education
  • Research Area : Social Science > Education
  • Received : May 9, 2024
  • Accepted : June 22, 2024
  • Published : June 30, 2024

Sunhi Bak 1

1순천향대학교

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ABSTRACT

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to analyze the contents of preliminary special education teachers’ actual application of UDL principles in elementary subjects by means of simulated teaching sessions that included students with visual impairments. [Method] The lesson plans and 40-minute simulated teaching contents were analyzed according to the UDL Practical Application Matrix to assess practicality of their application in accordance with UDL principles. [Results] The results of this study are as follows. First, 19 out of 20 actual application keywords of the UDL principle were applied, indicating a high application rate of 95%, and were not applied in the reference content. Second, the application rate was highest at 47.18% in the principle of engagement, followed by 27.42% in the principle of representation and 25.40% in the principle of behavior and expression. Third, based on analyses of the actual application of corresponding details by the keywords, 「activation of background knowledge」 in the representative principle; 「identifying learning objectives」 and 「check & summary」 in the principle of behavior and expression; and the 「creation of a learning atmosphere」 in the principle of engagement were most widely used. It was confirmed that some contents of each keyword were not applied or were applied at a low or high level, so that they were not applied evenly. [Conclusion] The study’s findings may serve as fundamental data to improve preliminary special education teachers’ teaching ability based on UDL across classes in multiple surveys for all learners, including the visually impaired.

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