Question

Which of the following is a purpose of inclusive education?

I. Students with SEN should have the same grades as students without SEN.

II. To meet individualised goals of students with SEN in content of general educational settings

1. Both I and II
2. Only I
3. Only II
4. Neither I nor II

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Only II

Learners with Special Educational Needs (SEN): In India, a learner with SEN is defined variously in different documents. For example, a child with SEN in a District Primary Education Programme (DPEP) document is defined as a child with disability namely visual, hearing, locomotor, and intellectual. 

Inclusive education: It refers to an education system that accommodates all children regardless of their physical, intellectual, social, emotional, linguistic or other conditions. The purpose of inclusive education:

• Is not the same as for a student without SEN—that is, it is not to bring students with SEN up to the level of, or maintain their grades at the same level as, students without SEN.
• It is to meet the individualised goals of students with SEN, within the context of general education settings and activities.

Hence, we conclude that the purpose of inclusive education is to meet the individualised goals of students with SEN in content of general educational settings.