The use of student experiments in inclusive chemistry classes - chemistry teachers' perspectives on chances and challenges

Related to the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities schoolteachers are faced with new challenges in chemistry lessons. As students' diversity, has been increasedappropriate learning settings which are suitable to support learners according to their individual learning,development and cognitive abilities are necessary. One important prerequisite for an appropriate perception and handling of heterogeneous learning groups in the sense of adapted class design are teachers' competences and attitudes towards inclusive chemistry education. This paper focuses on a project which aims at evaluating chemistry teachers' perspectives on chances and challenges according to the use of student experiments ininclusive chemistry classes. The results of this study can be used as a starting point to design an appropriate course-setting in teacher education.