Due to the amended education law in 2014, more students with extra needs are included in a regular educational system. Earlier studies have proven that teachers are insufficiently prepared to deal...Show moreDue to the amended education law in 2014, more students with extra needs are included in a regular educational system. Earlier studies have proven that teachers are insufficiently prepared to deal with divergent behavior, which makes them reluctant to act when divergent behavior causes problems in a classroom. This study is researching a cohesion between teachers actively taking the student perspective into account and acting sensitive and responsive towards their students, which could bring an added value handling divergent behavior in a classroom. The fundamental experiment of the research was conducted online with teachers divided randomly in two separate groups, with one group describing a situation from the student's perspective and the other describing the reaction from the teacher’s perspective. The cohesion between adopting the student’s perspective and the teacher’s action strategies within regular primary education can be found by studying the participants. 66 participating teachers contributed to the results of the experiment. Multiple T-tests and a univariate analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) have been conducted to answer the research questions. The results show that there were no significant effects found between the two respective groups (experimental vs. verified) in the degree of, effort to comprehend thoughts and behavior of the students and estimating with certainty that the thoughts and behavior were taken into account, also referred to as taking perspective. Moreover, no significant cohesion has been found between the chosen action strategies by the two respective groups (experimental vs. verified) and there is no direct evidence that more responsive strategies were used. Furthermore, when monitoring the years of teaching experience there are no signs, that there is a significant influence on the chosen action strategies wielded by the teachers. Finally, the role of the intervention, the online experiment and the size of the sample will be discussed as possible explanation.Show less
