Using Concept Maps to Teach Dyslexic Students Science: The Educators’ Approach

Vlachos, Athanasios; Zamfirov, Milen

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Using Concept Maps to Teach Dyslexic Students Science: The Educators’ Approach

Athanasios Vlachos (PhD student) * thanasis.v@gmail.com * ORCID: 0000-0003-2390-796X * ResearcherID: V-8352-2017
Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Faculty of Preschool and Primary School Education

Milen Zamfirov * milen_zamphirov@abv.bg * ORCID: 0000-0003-2231-015X * ResearcherID: V-8511-2017
Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Faculty of Preschool and Primary School Education

Open Journal for Educational Research, 2017, 1(2), 91-108 * https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.ojer.0102.04091v
Online Published Date: 20 December 2017

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KEY WORDS: dyslexia, science classes, concept maps, questionnaire.

ABSTRACT:
In this paper educators provide a valuable feedback in the use of concept maps in secondary education. More specifically their use in teaching dyslexic students Science. Almost 100 educators replied to an online questionnaire after they studied a set of evaluation sheets provided to them based on concept maps. We will begin with a brief presentation of the specific learning difficulty of dyslexia; following that are the main general characteristics and challenges that dyslexic students face. Also, the organization of Science classes for the dyslexic student is briefly discussed. Then information regarding concept maps is given. A presentation and quick discussion of four evaluation sheets with concept maps in the science subjects of Chemistry, Biology and Physics is performed. The main part of this paper presents the questionnaire along with a discussion regarding its results. Finally, conclusion are drawn and future work is mentioned.

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR:
Athanasios Vlachos, Kallithea Kanalia, 49100, Kerkyra, Greece, E-mail: thanasis.v@gmail.com.

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