Emotional/Behavioral Disorder: The term refers to a condition
ch aract eriz ed b y on e or mo re o f t he follo win g b eh avi or cl ust ers: s ev erel y dev iant di srupti ve, aggres siv e o r i mpul si ve beh avio rs , withd rawn o r
anx ious , general p ervasi ve u nh appi ness, dep ress ed o r wid e m ood swi n gs , deli nqu en c y, h yp eractivit y, so ci al mal ad j ustm ent, h yp ers en sit ivit y. It i s usu all y s erviced wi t h a b eh avi or man agement p ro gram.
Specific Learning Disability: "A specific learning disability is a diso rd er wi thin th e i ndivi du al whi ch affects learnin g relat iv e to th at indivi du al 's p otenti al . The di sabilit y int erferes with th e acqui sition , organiz ati on, and/o r ex pressi on of in fo rm atio n s uch as i n li stenin g, read in g, writi n g, thi nkin g, an d mo vemen t. In ph ys i cal edu cat ion t his stud ent could h av e d ifficult y wit h s pat ial awaren ess . "
Mild-Moderate Intellectual Disability: This student would be considered to h av e an IQ s co re i n th e ran ge of 50 to 80 o n st an d ard ized i ntell ectu al tests . Th e stud en t will p rob ab l y devel op comm uni cation sk ill s and so cial skills but wil l l ag behind th eir p eers . Th e stud en t us u all y can learn
vocati on al an d d ail y livin g ski lls but ma y need gu id an ce and/ o r assi stance in th es e areas . Th es e st ud ent s m a y hav e diffi cult y in p erfo rm in g m oto r skills , and ex hib it a sho rt att enti on sp an.
Moderate-Severely Intellectual Disability: This student would be
si gni fi cantl y su b-av erage in int ell ectu al functioni n g. Th e y wo uld h ave an IQ s core b elo w 5 0 o n st and ardiz ed t es ts. The y m a y o r m a y not be abl e to verb all y commu nicat e. Th ere is littl e so cializ ation o r i nteract ion. The y are tot all y d ep end en t on oth ers fo r s el f-care.
Please circle the response, which best corresponds to your agreement with each statement and for each labeled disability. Do NOT skip any.
======================================================= KEY SD=S TRONG LY D ISAGR EE D=DIS AGREE U=UNDEC IDED A=AGR EE
SA=S TRONG LY AGREE
======================================================= One advantage of teaching students labeled ______ in my regular physical education classes with nondisabled students is that all students will learn to work together toward achieving goals.
1. Em otion al/ b eh av ioral diso rd er SD D U A S A 2. Sp ecifi c l earnin g dis abili t y SD D U A S A 3. Mil d-m od erat e i ntell ectu al dis abi lit y SD D U A S A 4. Mo derat e-s ev ere intel lectu al dis ab ilit y SD D U A S A Teaching students labeled ______ in my regular physical education classes will motivate non-disabled students to learn to perform motor skills.
5. Em otion al/ b eh av ioral diso rd er SD D U A S A 6. Sp ecifi c l earnin g dis abili t y SD D U A S A 7. Mil d-m od erat e i ntell ectu al dis abi lit y SD D U A S A 8. Mo derat e-s ev ere intel lectu al dis ab ilit y SD D U A S A
Students labeled ______ will learn more rapidly if they are taught in my regular physical education class with non-disabled students.
9. Em otion al/ b eh av ioral diso rd er SD D U A S A 10. Sp ecifi c l earnin g dis ab ilit y SD D U A S A 11. Mil d-m od erat e i ntell ectu al dis abi lit y SD D U A S A 12. Mo derat e-s ev ere int ell ect ual di sabilit y SD D U A S A
Students labeled ______ will develop a more favorable self-concept as a result of learning motor skills in my regular physical education class with nondisabled peers.
13. Em otion al/ b eh avioral dis order SD D U A S A 14. Sp ecifi c l earnin g dis ab ilit y SD D U A S A 15. Mil d-m od erat e i ntell ectu al dis abi lit y SD D U A S A 16. Mo derat e-s ev ere int ell ect ual di sabilit y SD D U A S A Students labeled ______ will not be accepted by their nondisabled peers in my regular physical education classes.
17. Em otion al/ b eh avioral dis order SD D U A S A 18. Sp ecifi c l earnin g dis ab ilit y SD D U A S A 19. Mil d-m od erat e i ntell ectu al dis abi lit y SD D U A S A 20. Mo derat e-s ev ere int ell ect ual di sabilit y SD D U A S A
Students labeled ______ in my regular physical education classes with nondisabled students will disrupt the harmony of the class.
21. Em otion al/ b eh avioral dis order SD D U A S A 22. Sp ecifi c l earnin g dis ab ilit y SD D U A S A 23. Mil d-m od erat e i ntell ectu al dis abi lit y SD D U A S A 24. Mo derat e-s ev ere int ell ect ual di sabilit y SD D U A S A Having to teach students labeled ______ in my regular physical
education classes with non-disabled students places an unfair burden on teachers.
25. Em otion al/ b eh avioral dis order SD D U A S A 26. Sp ecifi c l earnin g dis ab ilit y SD D U A S A 27. Mil d-m od erat e i ntell ectu al dis abi lit y SD D U A S A 28. Mo derat e-s ev ere int ell ect ual di sabilit y SD D U A S A As a physical education teacher, I do not have sufficient training necessary to teach students labeled ______ with non-disabled students in my regular physical education classes.
29. Em otion al/ b eh avioral dis order SD D U A S A 30. Sp ecifi c l earnin g dis ab ilit y SD D U A S A 31. Mil d-m od erat e i ntell ectu al dis abi lit y SD D U A S A 32. Mo derat e-s ev ere int ell ect ual di sabilit y SD D U A S A Teaching student labeled ______ in my regular physical education classes with non-disabled students means more work for me.
33. Em otion al/ b eh avioral dis order SD D U A S A 34. Sp ecifi c l earnin g dis ab ilit y SD D U A S A 35. Mil d-m od erat e i ntell ectu al dis abi lit y SD D U A S A 36. Mo derat e-s ev ere int ell ect ual di sabilit y SD D U A S A
Students labeled ______ should not be taught in my regular physical education classes with non-disabled students because they will require too much of my time.
37. Em otion al/ b eh avioral dis order SD D U A S A 38. Sp ecifi c l earnin g dis ab ilit y SD D U A S A
39. Mil d-m od erat e i ntell ectu al dis abi lit y SD D U A S A 40. Mo derat e-s ev ere int ell ect ual di sabilit y SD D U A S A
As a physical education teacher, I need more course work and training before I will feel comfortable teaching physical education classes with students labeled ______ with non-disabled students.
41. Em otion al/ b eh avioral dis order SD D U A S A 42. Sp ecifi c l earnin g dis ab ilit y SD D U A S A 43. Mil d-m od erat e i ntell ectu al dis abi lit y SD D U A S A 44. Mo derat e-s ev ere int ell ect ual di sabilit y SD D U A S A
Students labeled ______ should be taught with nondisabled students in my regular physical education classes whenever possible.
45. Em otion al/ b eh avioral dis order SD D U A S A 46. Sp ecifi c l earnin g dis ab ilit y SD D U A S A 47. Mil d-m od erat e i ntell ectu al dis abi lit y SD D U A S A 48. Mo derat e-s ev ere int ell ect ual di sabilit y SD D U A S A
A FEW F INAL QUEST IONS ABOUT YOURS ELF
Id enti f y yo u r gend er. Fem ale M al e
What i s yo u r age? ____ __
How m an y years h av e yo u tau ght ph ys i cal edu cat ion? _ ___ _ _ What grad e l evel s are yo u pres en tl y t each in g? ___ ___ Do yo u h av e a Devel opm ent al/Ad apt ed P h ysi cal
Edu cation t each in g l icens e? Yes No
Have yo u t ak en an y Devel opm ent al/ Ad ap ted Ph ys ical Ed ucati on cou rs es?
Und ergrad uat e? Yes No If s o, how man y
cou rs es?
Gradu at e? Yes No If so , h ow m an y
cou rs es?
Have yo u t ak en an y Speci al Edu cation co urs es?
Und ergrad uat e? Yes No If s o, how man y
cou rs es?
Gradu at e? Yes No If so , h ow m an y
cou rs es?
Have yo u h ad an y ex peri en ce teachi n g in divid ual s with dis abi lities?
Yes No
How m an y years h av e yo u tau ght in divid uals wi th dis abilit ies ? ____ __ Numb er o f ye ars
Rat e th e qu alit y o f your teachi n g ex p eri ence fo r i ndivi du als with disabiliti es .
No ex peri en ce Not good Sat isfacto r y Ver y goo d
If yo u h av e been aro und or worked with i ndivi du als with di sabiliti es, wh at disabilit y (ies) did th e y hav e?
____ ___ ___ ___ __ , ____ ___ ___ ___ __ , ____ ___ ___ ___ __ ____ ___ ___ ___ __ , ____ ___ ___ ___ __ , ____ ___ ___ ___ __
How comp et ent do you feel teachi n g stud ents wi th dis abilit ies ? Not at all Somewh at Ver y
App en dix B
In fo rm ed C ons en t Form