The Mentally Challenged
v Those
with I.Q. scores less than 70 in a standardized intelligence test are called
‘mentally challenged’.
v They
are also known as ‘Mentally retarded’.
v These
children also lag behind in their physical, emotional and social development as
compared to children of same age.
v An
‘Individual Educational Plan’ should be prepared and accordingly the programmer
of teaching and assessing should be implemented.
Learning assessment of students with
mentally challenged involves the following techniques:
v Giving
them more time to do any task or answering questions, Use of demonstrations, learning
by doing along with the teacher.Use of
reinforces like visual and tactile cues etc. are to be increasingly used.
v Giving
training in choosing the correct answer among the three provided and matching
it with the stimulus given, Speaking, writing words and numbers correctly, Painting
with different color options etc. and then assessing the performance of each
child separately should be undertaken.
Other Categories of Students
v For
normal children as well as low learners, orthopedically handicapped and the
gifted in the class, assessment of learning and achievement should be made
through written tests besides conducting oral tests and practical tests.
v For
those with orthopedic handicap, appropriate provisions should be made available
such as easy access to their classroom, therapeutic measures to move their
limbs properly or remedial measures to minimize their forms of motor
disabilities so that they could gain agility and functional efficiency.
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