Keywords: Housing, special education

The project was carried out during civics lessons, and the topic dealt with housing markets and housing shortage. The students succeeded well according the cognitive and collaborative aims of the project. Using networked learning environment helped some students to be more active who usually have been passive, shy, or not learning oriented in general. The fact the students could see each others work was stimulating and made the learning quality better.

Posted by Marjaana Rahikainen at 19/05/2003

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Keywords: Special education, career counseling

The participants of the project were 13 boys that were on the 9th grade. All these students were diagnosed as to be in danger to be dropouts. They were scheduled to finalize their school in the Orton special education school (hospital school). There were three special education teachers involved in the project. According to the teachers, the art of living is about mastering of one’s life, and it is related to Finnish language, house craft, religion, and student and career counseling.

Posted by Marjaana Rahikainen at 19/05/2003

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Keywords: Special education, lingual learning difficulties, learning strategies

Read2 is a special education course, which focuses on lingual learning difficulties, fostering learn to learn -skills, and learning strategies. The course was carried out in upper secondary school with one special education teacher and 10 students who all had difficulties related to language learning, either because of specific (diagnosed) reading difficulties, inappropriate learning strategies or/and lack of motivation.

Posted by Marjaana Rahikainen at 19/05/2003

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