The change over time of the perceptions of school counsellor candidates related to students with learning disabilities

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of training on learning disabilities (LD) on school counsellor candidates’ perceptions related to students with LD. The study group was comprised of 51 students in the Counselling and Psychological Guidance Department. The participants responded to an open-ended question: ‘Students with learning disabilities are like … Because …’. A content analysis technique was used in the analysis of the data. Based on the study results, it was determined that before being trained on LD, the majority of the participants considered students with LD as problematic or never progressing. Following the training, a majority of the participants started using metaphors indicating that students with LD may progress and learn.

National Non-verbal Cognitive Ability Test (BNV) Development Study

“…It is suggested in the study by Bildiren (2018) to use non-verbal intelligence tests for identifying gifted children in Turkey coming from lower socio-economic levels in addition to the development of non-verbal intelligence tests. In addition, it is reported that there are difficulties in identifying gifted children with learning difficulty and that it is necessary to apply non-verbal intelligence tests during this process (Bildiren & Fırat, 2020; Firat, 2021). It can be stated that the development of this test during the present study will make significant contributions to both identification and assessment before intervention.…”