PSYC 3850 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Universal Design, Age Appropriateness, Self-Determination

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3850
• Professor: Carol Anne Hendry

Document Summary

Everyone around the student is constantly questioning what the student should learn. Part of the decision making involves considering the knowledge and skills that are needed by all students in general. Much focus is on deciding what the students need to learn grew out of a report known a a nation at risk . This report challenged educators and the public to examine the increasing number of students who are unprepared for a society that is characterized by its increasing complexity, diversity and reliance on technology. Reforms have also included several different sets of national goals and proposals such as changing the way schools are funded and organized, changes to teacher licenses and lowering the classroom number. Most agree that students should graduate local schools with the following: Growing importance of global solutions to historical issues. Practice skills so that students are self-supporting after graduation. Problem solving skills along with the ability to learn how to learn.