The purpose of this study was to design and validate an instructional module structured to assist associate (student) teachers in implementing the requirements of P.L. 94-142. A further purpose was to test the effectiveness of the module based upon the tenets of the Florida Teacher Certification requirements. This was facilitated by comparing the knowledges and perceptions about handicapped persons held by associate (student) teachers who completed the instructional module with those who did not. / A 3-hour workshop, based upon the state related competency requirements, was presented to the 29 member experimental group of associate (student) teachers placed in west central Florida. Their knowledge and perceptions were compared to the 24 members of the control group who received no treatment. Materials used included: a trainer's manual, an associate teacher packet, and an evaluative device. The latter had three sections: demographics, the Attitude Toward Disabled Persons (ATDP), a 30 item 6-point Likert-type device, and a 38 true-false item test (HKT) based upon the following subskills of Florida's 24th Competency: characteristics of exceptional children, resource availability, referral process knowledge, teacher role and responsibility, varying teaching strategies, development of reporting skill, and promotion of integration and social acceptance. With the exception of the ATDP (Yuker and Block, 1970), the materials were developed by the researcher. / The entry level knowledge of the sample was relatively high, therefore significant gains could not be expected. Both groups demonstrated increases in six of seven subskills. The knowledge gains for the experimental group were greater. In the affective domain, the treatment proved to be an effective means of improving attitudes toward the handicapped. The experimental group scores were significantly greater than those of the control group. Elementary education majors had the greatest increases in achieving a more positive attitude. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 43-07, Section: A, page: 2319. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1982.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74886 |
| Contributors | MASON, TONI JO., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 177 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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