Key competencies of students with autism spectrum disorders: Perspectives of Chinese teachers and parents.

ABSTRACT: Well-defined key competencies for students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) help develop curriculum and pedagogies that emphasize what students with ASD are expected to learn, to know and to do. Most of the current research on the key competencies of ASD is theoretical and based on the social and cultural backgrounds of western countries. The key competencies defined by most of the research lack of the support of empirical evidence. This study sought to identify the key competencies of school-age students with ASD from the perspectives of teachers and parents. Based on the review of existing key competencies frameworks, a key competencies instrument that consisted of 76 learning outcome items in eight domain areas was developed. An online survey to explore the teachers' and parents' vi

SUBMITTER: Cao S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9813226 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature