Teacher training for attention to diversity in the classroom

Abstract

This research collects opinions of students who are in seventh and ninth semester of Preschool Education and Educational Psychology at Catholic University of Cuenca regarding knowledge, skills, beliefs and attitudes about attention to diversity in the classroom. A descriptive design was used and the data was collected through a questionnaire. The objective of this research is to identify the perception that students have about their academic training to address diversity in the classroom. The results show that students: recognize diversity as a resource to improve teaching, have sufcient academic training to address diversity in the classroom and have skills to plan actions to adapt teaching for students with special educational needs, besides apply didactic strategies focused on learning styles and rhythms, they agree that a good attitude and willingness to work with all diverse students is needed, regardless of their abilities.