SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHING FOR STUDENTS WITH ASD: TEACHERS' PERCEPTION ON PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICES IN BASIC EDUCATION IN SINOP/MT
: Autism; Inclusive education; Teaching
This research stemmed from the following question: What are the perceptions of inclusive classroom teachers regarding the pedagogical strategies of the Science and Mathematics curricular components, which can contribute to the practical teaching and learning process of students with Autistic Spectrum Disorder ( TEA), in elementary school? Aiming to know the impasses and challenges of teachers in the practice of teaching Science and Mathematics to Basic Education students with ASD and to answer the guiding question, the research was structured through a qualitative approach, initially through the analysis of public documents (decrees , laws, regulations, etc.) combined with a literature review on the subject, then a diagnostic survey was carried out through an online questionnaire on the Google Forms Platform, to capture and analyze the perceptions of the participants regarding the teaching of students with TEA, the difficulties in practice with these students, as well as the didactic strategies and their applications in the classroom. The participants are teachers who work with the curricular components of Science and Mathematics, in regular classrooms and in specialized care, for students with ASD in Basic Education of public and private education networks. For the analysis of the data produced, the thematic modality was used, making inferences and interpretation of the data obtained, through the steps: sorting, registering, organizing, exploring the material and processing the data. The research can help in understanding the teaching process of students with ASD and in the preparation of teachers who experience an inclusive classroom, in order to highlight the needs and challenges during the Science and Mathematics practices developed in the regular classroom.