Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Educational Sciences Educational Design for Teacher Educators Program
Lecture Code WNB78000 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 知的障害心理学特論
Subject Name
(Katakana)
 
Subject Name in
English
Further Study in Psychology of Intellectual Disabilities
Instructor WAKAMATSU AKIHIKO
Instructor
(Katakana)
ワカマツ アキヒコ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Fri5-8:EDU L207
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
 
Lecture-oriented, Discussion, Student presentation 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 07 : Education
Eligible Students Masters students in Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Keywords Intellectual disability, Psychology, SDG_04 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
Describes various aspects of intellectually-disabled child’s psychological functions such as perception, memory, language, and conceptual development so that students can gain basic knowledge to be involved in intellectually-disabled education. In addition, based on student’s interest, picks up themes related to intellectually-disabled child’s psychological characteristics including verbal or non-verbal communication, social nature, emotional development, self-awareness, reads relevant documents for further understanding. 
Class Schedule 1 Perception characteristics of children with intellectual disabilities
2 Learning of children with intellectual disabilities
3 Language of children with intellectual disabilities
4 Conceptual development of children with intellectual disabilities
5 Memory of children with intellectual disabilities
6 Problem solving of children with intellectual disabilities
7 Attention of children with intellectual disabilities
8 Motivation of children with intellectual disabilities
9 Motor development of children with intellectual disabilities
10 Nonverbal-communication of children with intellectual disabilities(1) Understanding of facial expressions
11 Nonverbal-communication of children with intellectual disabilities(2) Understanding of speech tone
12 Sociality of children with intellectual disabilities
13 Emotional development children with intellectual disabilities
14 Self-understanding of children with intellectual disabilities
15 Summary
 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
To be introduced in the class. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) Handouts,image (video/PC/other image material) 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
After lesson 1
  Review your note and ask questions in the next lesson if any.
After lesson 2 through 9
 Review contents of the lesson to establish knowledge because some details are covered in the class.
After lesson 10 and 11
 Understand key points because very specialized contents are covered.
After lesson 12 through 14
 Review handouts and notes and ask questions in the next lesson if any, because mental disorder’s sociality and emotional development may be explained with some details covered.  
Requirements  
Grading Method Students to be assessed by reports and participation in classes.   
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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