Inclusive Education Quiz: Test Your Knowledge

Study Notes

Inclusive Education

Inclusive education means that all students attend and are welcomed by their neighbourhood schools in age-appropriate, regular classes and are supported to learn, contribute and participate in all aspects of the life of the school.
It is about developing and designing schools, classrooms, programs, and activities so that all students learn and participate together.
Inclusive education ensures access to quality education for all students by effectively meeting their diverse needs in a responsive, accepting, respectful, and supportive manner.

Common Learning Environment

A common learning environment is an educational setting where students from different backgrounds and with different abilities learn together in an inclusive environment.
This environment is used for the majority of the students' regular instruction hours and may include classrooms, libraries, gym, performance theatres, music rooms, cafeterias, playgrounds, and the local community.
Effective common learning environments:
- Enable each student to fully participate in the learning environment that is designed for all students and shared with peers.
- Provide a positive climate, promote a sense of belonging, and ensure student progress toward personal, social, emotional, and academic goals.
- Are responsive to individual learning needs by providing sufficient levels of support and applying student-centred teaching practices and principles.

Guiding Principles of Inclusive Education Canada

Respect
Dignity
Equality
Diversity
Human rights
Justice
Self-determination
Mutual responsibility
Inclusion
Moral courage

Values and Beliefs

All members of the human family are full persons with unique existence.
All persons are entitled to respect, which requires recognition of and concern for their dignity.
All persons have inherent dignity, which is fragile and must be protected from harm.
All persons have inalienable dignity, which cannot be ignored, diminished, or taken away.
All persons have equal dignity, which does not depend on physical, intellectual, or other characteristics.
All persons have inherent and equal worth, which is unrelated to health status or genetic characteristics.
All persons have inherent capacity for growth and expression, and are entitled to equal access and opportunity.

Description

Test your knowledge on inclusive education, which focuses on ensuring that all students, regardless of their abilities or differences, learn and participate together in regular classes. Explore the concepts of creating welcoming school environments and providing quality education for all students.