THE ATTITUDES OF MAINSTREAM PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TOWARDS THE STUDY SUBJECT “THE WORLD AROUND US” AND EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

The aim of the present research is to examine the attitudes of students with special educational needs (SEN) towards the study subject of “The World Around Us” and educational environment. Research subjects were 370 mainstream primary school students. Primary school students more often like than dislike the examined subject. Preferred activities during classes are a conversation, group work and games; however, even in the preferred activities the students with SEN participated less often. The majority of the students like the topics about nature, plants and animals, while in the sphere of social environment they are more interested in the topics about the past and traditions, about their native land and foreign countries. The research demonstrated that provided with comprehensive and sincere support, students with different kinds of SEN can take an active part in the lessons and in extra activities, they are able to work next to their peers.