The purpose of this study is to examine how some teachers reason regarding the IDP in upper secondary school for pupils with intellectual disability. The chosen theory of the study is curriculum theory and the chosen method of the study is qualitative content analysis.   Ten teachers from five upper secondary schools for pupils with intellectual disability in Central Sweden, which both used and did not use IDP as tools in teaching for pupils with intellectual disability have been interviewed. To analyze the interviews, both the inductive approach and the deductive approach have been used.   The results of the study shows that the IDP has many functions in teaching pupils with intellectual disability at upper secondary school. There were mostly advantages that emerged in the teachers' reasoning regarding the use of the IDP in the education of pupils with intellectual disability, although there were also some disadvantages. In those categories where it was possible to study the existence of curriculum ideologies, it was primarily the learner centered ideology as well as social efficiency ideology that were most prominent.   Current research on IDP has been discussed as well as curriculum and syllabus and how they relate to IDP and pupils with intellectual disability.

This thesis provides findings from a qualitative study that explores the assessment process undertaken by teachers in Swedish primary technology education. The thesis aims to contribute to a deeper understanding of how teachers assess in technology education. In this study assessment with the purpose of acquiring information in order to adjust the teaching to the pupils’ needs for future progress is explored in particular. Teachers’ work with assessment is explored in two teacher-focused sub-studies. Sub-study 1 focuses on the long-cycle formative assessment and on the formal documentation of pupils’ attainment, the so-called IDP with written assessment. Sub-study 2 explores the short cycle of formative assessment and highlights two teachers’ classroom assessments practice. The results presented are built upon authentic samples of assessment documents (IDPs), classroom observations and teacher interviews. The study shows that the teachers are alone in the planning, executing and follow-up of technology education. Support is both asked for and needed. / <p>QC 20121109</p>