J. Except. People 2018, 7(1):89-101

A case analysis on the curriculum development of adaptive functional education for children with mental retardation in mainland China

Xu Bo
Faculty of Special Education, Leshan Normal University, 614004, Leshan, Sichuan, China

The cultivation of social adaptability is an important part of education for children with mental retardation. The curriculum of adaptive functional education is guided by the relevant theories of social adaptation, it is an extremely important part of the curriculum of education for children with mental retardation, its basic idea and operation flow are suitable for curriculum development in a wide range of fields. Taking a specific case as the basic starting point, this paper introduces a common method of developing this kind of curriculum for special educators in mainland China. The specific steps include the definition of curriculum concept and scope; the formation, analysis and evaluation of the curriculum objectives; the formulation of teaching objectives; the design of relevant teaching materials and supporting schemes, and so on.

Keywords: Curriculum development, adaptive functional education, activity analysis, teaching materials

Published: June 11, 2018  Show citation

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Bo, X. (2018). A case analysis on the curriculum development of adaptive functional education for children with mental retardation in mainland China. Journal of Exceptional People, 7(12), 89-101
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