Most lower secondary students with ASD sought help from teachers at least once in both general and resource class contexts, but interpersonal differences were observed¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2022 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Ten of 11 students with ASD sought help from teachers at least once in both general and resource class, yet interpersonal differences were observed. → Sabine Zorn 2022

Evidence¶

Sabine Zorn 2022¶

Sabine Zorn, Minna Puustinen. (2022). Seeking academic help: The case of lower secondary students with autism spectrum disorder and their teachers. Learning and Instruction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2022.101624

q2 · i? · qualitative · r?

Video-based observational analysis of everyday classroom situations involving 11 students with ASD and their teachers (n = 17) in a mainstream lower secondary school, in both general and resource class. The study reports that "Ten students sought help from their teachers at least once in both contexts."

"Ten students sought help from their teachers at least once in both contexts, yet interpersonal differences were observed."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Autism Spectrum Disorder — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

• Students with ASD used new help-seeking categories — ambiguous and organizational help seeking — beyond traditional instrumental help seeking and confirmation-asking — related
• Students with ASD always used verbal means to solicit help, plus nonverbal and verbal means to draw teachers' attention — related
• More than 70% of teachers' help giving to students with ASD consisted of providing direct feedback, explaining, or instructing — related