Developing a mathematics module for students with intellectual disability in higher education

dc.contributor.authorPrendergast, Mark
dc.contributor.authorSpassiani, Natasha A.
dc.contributor.authorRoche, Joseph
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-06T10:53:31Z
dc.date.available2020-08-06T10:53:31Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.date.updated2020-07-31T10:10:48Z
dc.description.abstractIndividuals with intellectual disability (ID) have largely been excluded from accessing all levels of education and participating in college life. Fortunately, academic institutions around the world are slowly beginning to examine how they can support equal citizenship of individuals with ID within their community. In Ireland, one university has recently accredited an innovative higher education programme for college students with intellectual disabilities. One of the emergent modules focuses on mathematics and recognises the importance of developing students’ numeracy skills in order to confidently navigate today’s society. Despite the increased emphasis on general mathematics education, the authors found there to be a dearth of research regarding the development of such a module for students with ID. This paper describes the design and development of the mathematics module and also details its piloting and evaluation with a cohort of students with ID who were enrolled in a higher education course in an Irish university.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationPrendergast, M., Spassiani, N. A. and Roche, J. (2017) 'Developing a Mathematics Module for Students with Intellectual Disability in Higher Education', International Journal of Higher Education, 6 (3), pp. 169-177. doi: 10.5430/ijhe.v6n3p169en
dc.identifier.doi10.5430/ijhe.v6n3p169en
dc.identifier.eissn1927-6052
dc.identifier.endpage177en
dc.identifier.issn1927-6044
dc.identifier.issued3en
dc.identifier.journaltitleInternational Journal of Higher Educationen
dc.identifier.startpage169en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/10360
dc.identifier.volume6en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherSciedu Pressen
dc.relation.urihttp://www.sciedu.ca/journal/index.php/ijhe/article/view/11489
dc.rights© 2017 International Journal of Higher Educationen
dc.subjectStudents with intellectual disabilityen
dc.subjectMathematics educationen
dc.subjectHigher educationen
dc.subjectCourse developmenten
dc.titleDeveloping a mathematics module for students with intellectual disability in higher educationen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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