2024 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Teacher education courses
Inclusive and Individual Education
- Academic unit or major
- Teacher education courses
- Instructor(s)
- Yoshiko Okada
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Intensive
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAT.A133
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course focuses on pupils with special needs and learning difficulties, and how to support such people in ordinary clasroom settings.
Course description and aims
The students understand types and varieties of developmental disorders, and how teachers, schools, and peer students can support people with such difficulties.
Keywords
developmental disorders, inclusive education
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Intensive lecture sessions meet on weekends. In 2024, intensive lectures shall meet on January 7th and 21st. For possible change of the schedule, consult .hum webpages and the bulletin board to reconfirm the meeting dates.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | On the individualized and inclusive education systems. | Understand the individualized and inclusive education systems. |
| Class 2 | Supporting Learning disability and ADHD. | Understand the support systems for those with Learning disabilities and ADHD. |
| Class 3 | Understanding the autism spectrum. | Understanding the autism spectrum. |
| Class 4 | Meeting special needs for Learning Disabilities and Mental Retardations in normal classrooms | Understand ways to support pupils with needs in the "normal" classrooms |
| Class 5 | Supporting pupils with physical challenges | Understand pupils with physical challenges |
| Class 6 | Supporting hardships such as poverty, learning in the second language, and/or LGBT | Understand hardships such as poverty, learning in the second language, and/or LGBT |
| Class 7 | Diversified education & Constructing support systems in the educational setting | Understand educational practices in a diversified environment & supportive systems |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Textbook(s)
In-class hanouts
Reference books, course materials, etc.
None in English
Evaluation methods and criteria
Short essays turned in during the class counts for 40% of the grade. Written exam performances counts for 60%.
Related courses
- LAT.A109 ： Student and Career Guidance
- LAT.A104 ： Development and Learning I
- LAT.A105 ： Development and Learning II
Prerequisites
Desirably students have earned credits of LAT.A109, LAT.A104, LAT.A105. Concurrent registration is acceptable.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
yamagishi.k.aa[at]m.titech.ac.jp
Office hours
Office hours by appointment.