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Windhorst, Fleur (2024)

Losse lijnen of toch een figuur: Heeft een dynamische training invloed op de centrale coherentie.

Master thesis | Education and Child Studies (MSc)

Education plays a crucial role in the development of every child, with a particular focus on meeting diverse educational needs, especially for children with high levels of autism traits. These children often have unique needs that require specific support to successfully learn and participate. Despite the increasing prevalence of autism spectrum disorders, the educational needs of this group are often not adequately met within mainstream education. This study focuses on the effects of dynamic testing on the performance and strategy use of children with high levels of autism traits (and therefore weak central coherence) (Wagemans et al., 2018). A dynamic training was conducted, in which children received hints and feedback during task execution, based on the Graduated Prompts Model. The aim was to gain insight into the learning potential of these children and their need for specific instructions. The results showed no significant differences in performance and strategy use between...Show moreEducation plays a crucial role in the development of every child, with a particular focus on meeting diverse educational needs, especially for children with high levels of autism traits. These children often have unique needs that require specific support to successfully learn and participate. Despite the increasing prevalence of autism spectrum disorders, the educational needs of this group are often not adequately met within mainstream education. This study focuses on the effects of dynamic testing on the performance and strategy use of children with high levels of autism traits (and therefore weak central coherence) (Wagemans et al., 2018). A dynamic training was conducted, in which children received hints and feedback during task execution, based on the Graduated Prompts Model. The aim was to gain insight into the learning potential of these children and their need for specific instructions. The results showed no significant differences in performance and strategy use between the group of children who received dynamic training and the group that only practiced repeatedly. The hypothesis that dynamic testing would lead to improved performance and strategy use was not confirmed in this study. However, the current research suggests that repeated practice may lead to an improvement in strategy use. These findings suggest that dynamic testing may not provide the expected benefits for improving performance and strategy use in children with weak central coherence. The lack of significant differences highlights the need for further research. This study emphasizes the importance of continuing to seek methods that are effective in supporting the unique educational needs of children, with repeated practice potentially serving as a starting point.Show less

Centrale coherentie, Autismespectrumstoornis, Autismekenmerken, dynamische training

Author

Windhorst, Fleur

Faculty

Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sciences

Supervisors

Veerbeek, J.

ECTS Credits

20

Language

nl