Specialized Education: Educational Content and Requirements
 |  | In the same manner as in the regular school system, special schools address various degrees of skills and different types of classes. Classes are formed according to the type of disablement, deficiency or difficulty. Pupils and adolescents of various ages may attend the same class. |
Content
Special educational programmes are based on the Swiss cantonal curricula and are adapted to the capability of the pupils concerned. Within such scope, particular attention is paid to the basic development of competences in regard to the cognitive level (reading, writing, mathematics), as also to the level of indispensable competences in the general development of children for their autonomy and social integration (motoricity, perception, language, emotional- and social competences). Educational-therapeutic measures, such as psycho-motoricity or logopaedics are indispensable for the purpose.
Learning Objectives and Requirements
The objectives of learning and the necessary requirements are adapted individually to the capabilities of the pupils concerned. The objectives depend mainly on the type of disablement or difficulty: sensory or physical deficiencies imply a priori no diminution of the level of requirements for cognitive learning. In such cases, the educational means and specific aids are made available to achieve the requirements of regular schools.
On the other hand, the objectives of fixed learning take into account the best possible autonomy and the best social integration, for pupils whose difficulty for onward development and the capabilities for learning do not permit any form of orientation according to the curriculum of the regular school system.
In any event, the objectives of learning aim at obtaining the best possible equilibrium for each pupil, a maximum development of potential (on the cognitive as well as general levels), while considering the personal development. Such equilibrium has been researched as far as the form of education is concerned (at a special school, or at a school integrated into a regular school).
PEI - Individual Educational Projects
The contents of learning objectives, from the aspect of development, are more and more directed at individual educational projects, elaborated by an interdisciplinary group of professionals, specifically tailor-made for the child or the young person. This method requires good coordination and collaboration between the various experts, who meet regularly for re-evaluating and re-adjusting the objectives.
Evaluation
The method of evaluation in specialised education is an ongoing evaluation and training, which will permit a regular feedback to the pupil and the parents. The development of a child or youth is described in an evaluation period, at the completion of the term or at the end of the school year. Examinations at the end of the school year and report markings are not very frequent.
Those pupils integrated into a regular school, and who study under the regular curriculum, are evaluated in the same manner as other pupils. However, the form of test or examination can be adapted to ensure accessibility to a disabled pupil (for example, in cases of sensorial deficiencies).
Special educational programmes are based on the Swiss cantonal curricula and are adapted to the capability of the pupils concerned. Within such scope, particular attention is paid to the basic development of competences in regard to the cognitive level (reading, writing, mathematics), as also to the level of indispensable competences in the general development of children for their autonomy and social integration (motoricity, perception, language, emotional- and social competences). Educational-therapeutic measures, such as psycho-motoricity or logopaedics are indispensable for the purpose.
Learning Objectives and Requirements
The objectives of learning and the necessary requirements are adapted individually to the capabilities of the pupils concerned. The objectives depend mainly on the type of disablement or difficulty: sensory or physical deficiencies imply a priori no diminution of the level of requirements for cognitive learning. In such cases, the educational means and specific aids are made available to achieve the requirements of regular schools.
On the other hand, the objectives of fixed learning take into account the best possible autonomy and the best social integration, for pupils whose difficulty for onward development and the capabilities for learning do not permit any form of orientation according to the curriculum of the regular school system.
In any event, the objectives of learning aim at obtaining the best possible equilibrium for each pupil, a maximum development of potential (on the cognitive as well as general levels), while considering the personal development. Such equilibrium has been researched as far as the form of education is concerned (at a special school, or at a school integrated into a regular school).
PEI - Individual Educational Projects
The contents of learning objectives, from the aspect of development, are more and more directed at individual educational projects, elaborated by an interdisciplinary group of professionals, specifically tailor-made for the child or the young person. This method requires good coordination and collaboration between the various experts, who meet regularly for re-evaluating and re-adjusting the objectives.
Evaluation
The method of evaluation in specialised education is an ongoing evaluation and training, which will permit a regular feedback to the pupil and the parents. The development of a child or youth is described in an evaluation period, at the completion of the term or at the end of the school year. Examinations at the end of the school year and report markings are not very frequent.
Those pupils integrated into a regular school, and who study under the regular curriculum, are evaluated in the same manner as other pupils. However, the form of test or examination can be adapted to ensure accessibility to a disabled pupil (for example, in cases of sensorial deficiencies).
