Evaluación de la accesibilidad cognitiva de entornos educativos. Una actividad de aprendizaje servicio en formación de maestros

Abstract

Educational environments are contexts full of stimuli, in which each space has a well-differentiatedfunction, where information is not always easy to understand, and can vary in a flexible, but not alwayspredictable way. These characteristics mean that many people may have difficulty navigating thoroughthese environments according to what is supposed to be. Cognitive accessibility refers to the character-istics of objects, spaces or texts that contribute to the understanding of all people (Full Inclusion, 2018).In this communication, we describe an educational innovation project of the University of Valencia(UV-SFPIE_PID-2076641), in which, during the second part of the 22/23 academic year, we will devel-op a Service-Learning activity. A group of pre-service teachers will coordinate evaluations to improvethe cognitive accessibility of Early and Primary Schools. The project aims to contribute to the trainingof pre-service teachers from an applied point of view and to help consolidate positive attitudes towardsinclusive education and the consequent elimination of barriers to learning. The project will consist ofsix stages:1. To teach pre-service teachers about cognitive accessibility.2. Pre-service teachers will carry out evaluations of university environments, as a practical comple-ment to the theoretical training received.3. Pre-service teachers will contact Early and Primary Schools to propose carrying out an evalua-tion of the cognitive accessibility of their environments.4. Pre-service teachers will coordinate the evaluation process of those schools, which will be im-plemented by primary school students with difficulties in understanding.5. Pre-service teachers will prepare a report with results and proposals that they will transfer to thedirection of the schools.6. By the end of the course, pre-service teachers will have contacted the schools again to receivefeedback on the process, and to analyze the effectiveness of the proposals recommended onthe report.