Module “Index for Inclusion as a Quality Assurance Tool”

Authors / Lautkina Svetlana Vladimirovna, PhD; Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Correctional Psychology, Vitebsk State University named after P.M. Masherov;
Turkovskij Veslav Iosifovich, PhD; Associate Professor and Vice Rector for Academic Affairs
Goal / The forming of Master’s degree seeking students’ preparedness for productive work with heterogeneous groups
Competence Building / SPK-МА-1; SPK-МА-2; SPK-МА-3; SPK-МА-4; SPK-МА-5; SPK-МА-7
Academic results / To acquire the knowledge of the peculiarities of the academic process in a heterogeneous academic environment (children with special needs, gifted children, children of a low socio‑economic background, immigrant children, etc.)
To be skilled in goal-setting and to be able to arrange psychopedagogical guidance of the subjects of the educational process in a heterogeneous academic environment
To be able to use the methods of tolerance analysis in a heterogeneous academic environment
To be able to manage teamwork and coeducation in a heterogeneous academic environment
To be able to provide psychopedagogical support for those involved in the process of education in a heterogeneous academic environment
To be able to set achievable goals in planning the interactions with social partners, territorial educational establishments and communities for cooperation with groups and organizations of a heterogeneous nature.
To be able to provide psychopedagogical support for the executive and pedagogical staff of the educational establishments in the spheres of pedagogics and diversity management
To be able to manage cooperation and interpersonal interaction of the members of heterogeneous groups and organizations in the application of information technology
To be able to provide an expert judgment of an educational environment
To be able to provide psychopedagogical support for the organizations of various types in assessing the quality of inclusive education
General characteristics of the module / Total amount of topics – 4. Total amount of academic hours – 36 hours, in-class work – 32 hours, unsupervised work – 4 hours. Assessment of academic progress – testing, research project.

Module’s Content and Structure

Topics and Their Contents / Teaching Methods and Organizational Forms of the Educational Process / Forms and Means of Competency Assessment / Academic Workload (hours) / Suggested Literature
Topic 1. Training and educating children with special needs: from segregation to inclusion.
The education of children with intellectual disabilities. A historical overview (XVI – XXI centuries).
The comparative analysis and the description of the three models of the education of children with intellectual disabilities (ID).
Priorities and conditions for effective inclusion of the children with special educational needs in the countries of Western Europe.
Peculiarities of inclusive education.
Beating artificial isolation of the families with intellectually disabled children and the discussion of preventive measures of the social isolation.
Inclusive education in Italy, the US, Great Britain, Sweden, Belarus, Armenia, Ukraine and Russia.
Degrees of disability. The social and medical model of disability
Family of an intellectually disabled child as part of a high-risk group for social segregation and marginalization
The concept of integrated education and training. / Workshops and tutorials.
Methods: simulation games, brainstorming, case studies, role playing. summary charts, testing.
Self-reflection: ‘The Chain of Wishes’ / Making a chart under the title “The Evolution of Society and State Attitude towards People with Developmental Disabilities” / 4h lectures
2h seminars / SL: 8,15,16,18,19,
20,26, 30,32;
BSS: 4,6,36
Topic 2. Psycho-pedagogical characteristics of children with special educational needs.

Children with special educational needs (SEN).

Children with hearing, vision, musculoskeletal disorders and speech problems.
Children with developmental and learning disabilities, Intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
Children with behavioral and emotional disorders.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children.

Deprived children. Underachieving children. Bilingual children.
Left-handed children.
Intellectually gifted children. / Workshops and tutorials.
Methods: simulation games, case studies, testing.
Using glossary worksheets.
An interactive educational game “The Alphabet” / Writing and defending a research paper.
A multimedia presentation.
an essay “Children with special educational needs” / 6h lectures
4h seminars / SL: 6,14,16,30,32
BSS: 21,23,39,45,
48,50,57
Topic 3. Inclusive Education
Inclusive education: the nature of inclusive education, educational expertise under inclusive education system, benefits and risks of inclusion.
Values and principles of inclusive education.

Inclusive Education Resources.

Models and techniques of psychological and pedagogical support for children with special educational needs (SEN) in terms of inclusive education.
Professional inclusive competencies of the teachers working with children with special educational needs (SEN). / Workshops and tutorials.
Methods: simulation games, brainstorming, case studies, testing.
Using glossary worksheets.
An interactive educational game “The Island” / Studying expertise in the organization of inclusive education in the given region.
Writing an analytical report / 6h lectures
4h seminars / SL: 2,4,7,11,12,
13,17,24,29,3,42;
BSS: 1,7,12,25,27,2941,54
Topic 4. Indicators of inclusive education.
Index of inclusion. Access to education. Creating an inclusive learning environment. Implementation of policies for inclusive education. The development of inclusive practices in education. The list of indicators on inclusive education for children with special educational needs (SEN). / Workshops and tutorials.
Methods: simulation games, article summaries and annotations, selecting diagnostic tools testing.
Using glossary worksheets.
The interactive educational game “The Alphabet”, word association games.
Self-reflection: ‘The Chain of Wishes’ / Writing and defending a research paper.
A multimedia presentation. / 4h lectures
2h seminars / SL: 2, 3,14,21,29,3,142;
BSS: 3, 17, 19, 44,52,61

Suggested Literature (SL)

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