Today, school books present many multimedia elements. Enhancing the effectiveness of an inclusive educational curriculum implies assessing the characteristics of materials used in the classroom. In fact, both Italian school laws and scientific literature mention specific textual properties to meet students' learning needs. Moreover, according to the Universal Design for Learning and the Differentiated Instruction approaches, it is relevant to give all students the opportunity to show what they have learned by choosing how to access the material. For this reason, during an Action Research, two interactive checklists have been elaborated to guide the school community to carefully consider the potential of school books and then adequate them to group-class needs. Here, we describe the research conducted, present the analysis tools and invite teachers to use them in order to manage the class from an inclusive perspective.
Oggi i libri scolastici presentano molti elementi multimediali. Migliorare l’efficacia di un iter educativo inclusivo implica valutare anche le caratteristiche dei materiali utilizzati in classe. Infatti, sia la normativa scolastica italiana che la letteratura scientifica menzionano specifiche proprietà testuali per soddisfare le esigenze di apprendimento degli studenti. Inoltre, secondo gli approcci dell'UDL e della Differenziazione Didattica, è rilevante dare a tutti gli studenti l'opportunità di mostrare ciò che hanno imparato, scegliendo le modalità di accesso ai materiali. Per questo motivo, nel corso di una ricerca-azione sono state elaborate due check-list interattive per guidare la comunità scolastica a valutare consapevolmente le potenzialità dei libri scolastici così da adeguarli alle esigenze del gruppo-classe. Qui descriviamo la ricerca condotta, presentiamo gli strumenti di analisi e invitiamo i docenti a utilizzarli per gestire la classe in un'ottica inclusiva.
Meo, D., D'Alonzo, L., “Test your school text”. Two tools for an inclusive assessment of textbooks, <<Q-TIMES WEBMAGAZINE>>, 2024; XVI (1): 316-326. [doi:10.14668/QTimes_16126] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/301785]
“Test your school text”. Two tools for an inclusive assessment of textbooks
Meo, Damiano
;D'Alonzo, Luigi
2024
Abstract
Today, school books present many multimedia elements. Enhancing the effectiveness of an inclusive educational curriculum implies assessing the characteristics of materials used in the classroom. In fact, both Italian school laws and scientific literature mention specific textual properties to meet students' learning needs. Moreover, according to the Universal Design for Learning and the Differentiated Instruction approaches, it is relevant to give all students the opportunity to show what they have learned by choosing how to access the material. For this reason, during an Action Research, two interactive checklists have been elaborated to guide the school community to carefully consider the potential of school books and then adequate them to group-class needs. Here, we describe the research conducted, present the analysis tools and invite teachers to use them in order to manage the class from an inclusive perspective.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.