There is a large science attainment gap between students with and without special educational needs, and many students with developmental disabilities (DD) struggle to access the mainstream science programmes of study. The purpose of the present project was to pilot the use of the Early Science (ES) curriculum over a six week period with nine students with moderate to severe DD in a special education setting in the UK. Staff members indicated positive experiences of using the curriculum, especially the use of the structured teaching methodology as a helpful tool. Evaluation data suggested that all nine pupils improved their science knowledge over the course of the intervention. Some suggestions are made to improve the delivery of the ES curriculum in UK special education settings, and the need for larger scale evaluation research.

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使用早期科学课程为发育障碍的学生教授科学

在有和没有特殊教育需求的学生之间，科学素养之间存在巨大差距，许多发育障碍（DD）的学生很难获得主流科学学习课程。本项目的目的是在英国的特殊教育环境中，对九名中度至重度DD学生进行为期六周的试行早期科学（ES）课程的使用。工作人员表示使用课程的积极经验，特别是使用结构化教学方法作为有用的工具。评估数据表明，所有九名学生在干预过程中都提高了他们的科学知识。提出了一些建议，以改善英国特殊教育环境中ES课程的交付，以及对大规模评估研究的需求。