Methods of Teaching Experimental Science for Mentally Retarded Children

Pakmehr, Hamideh; Azizi, Masoumeh

Methods of Teaching Experimental Science for Mentally Retarded Children

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

hamideh pakmehr ¹
masoumeh azizi ²

¹ Ph. D in Curiculum studies, Department of Educational Science, Imam Reza International University

² Faculty member, Department of Information Science and Epistemology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Zabol University, Iran

Abstract

Curriculum of experimental sciences with comprehensive connection to its four fields, creation, creation and supreme creator to recognize and responsibly use nature as a part of divine creation with the aim of honoring or enriching and learning from it to play a constructive role and improve the level of individual life and pays socially On the other hand, it is very necessary to meet the various needs of students in order to flourish their ability in learning experimental sciences. Therefore, the present study was carried out with the aim of investigating the challenges and solutions of teaching experimental science courses for intellectually disabled students. With a review study and examination of the theoretical foundations and experimental backgrounds of the research, the challenges and educational solutions of teaching experimental sciences to this group of students were investigated. Based on the review of sources, lack of attention to teaching experimental sciences in different academic courses compared to mathematics and Persian courses, lack of motivation and lack of knowledge of teachers, the perception of lack of equipment and expensive materials in teaching science and the way of evaluation among the challenges and problems of teaching science It was experimental. Therefore, considering the cognitive disability of students with special needs, objective and concrete educational methods, exploration-based teaching methods, science education in combined situations, individual education and, depending on the conditions, the use of group and team education are recommended.

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