Designing a Personalized Learning Current Electricity Unit for Ninth Grade Physics Students with a Focus on Supporting Mainstream Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Term
Spring 2020
Capstone
Capstone Project
Degree Name
MAT
Facilitator(s)
Karen Moroz
Content Expert
Patrick Anderson
Abstract
Personalized learning aims to increase learner autonomy and engagement through student choice, self reflection, and participation in the design of learning activities, and collaborative inquiry activities help to engage students that would traditionally participate passively in science learning. The literature does not address the effect on mainstream learners with Autistic Spectrum Disorder, who tend to struggle with increased choice and unpredictable interpersonal interactions, as well as executive functioning. This capstone designs a curriculum unit to address the question: Can a curricular unit on current electricity both feature personalized learning aspects on a daily basis to help all students gain greater ownership and agency in their learning while also supporting the routine and structure needs of students receiving special education services for ASD in mainstream classrooms? The unit uses daily personalized learning choices, reflections, and digital resources to increase student autonomy while supporting goal setting and scheduling challenges for students.
Keywords
Curriculum, Learning Styles, Science, Personalized Laerning
Recommended Citation
Pokorski, Gregory, "Designing a Personalized Learning Current Electricity Unit for Ninth Grade Physics Students with a Focus on Supporting Mainstream Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder" (2020). School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects. 473.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/hse_cp/473
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text
dc_publisher
DigitalCommons@Hamline
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application/pdf
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School of Education Student Capstone Projects