The purpose of this study is to investigate a practical plan of universal design application to education as strategies to enhance the quality of learning for students with disabilities in inclusion setting. For this purpose, this study researched bra...
The purpose of this study is to investigate a practical plan of universal design application to education as strategies to enhance the quality of learning for students with disabilities in inclusion setting. For this purpose, this study researched brain systems and technology development to verify the theoretical background that justifies an application of a general idea of universal design to education. And the principle and practical plan of universal design were discussed to develop educational curriculum materials and instruments based on the function of three brain systems.
The major conclusions of this study are as followings: First, in the social background, the application of universal design to education is an well approach to solve problems at four issues of economy, law, ethics, and learning effect. The theoretical background of universal design for learning is that three different brain systems have different roles to carry out learning task, and that the development of technology enables the universal design to implement three different functions of brain systems.
Second, the principle of universal design is to develop an adaptable media to meet the learner's need. To be an adaptable media, learner can select the media suited to her/his brain system by presenting description, expression, and a variety of means for learner's participation.
Third, the site of digital and web based curriculum should be established to combine the diverse instruments, programs, and learning materials because no single media can be possible to construct learning environment of universal design.