Slow Learners

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INTRODUCTION:

This policy is recognized as the “Policy on Slow and Advanced Learners” of the Dr.C.S.N Degree & PG College. Through this policy, the college articulates its assurance to the vital facilitation and prop up to the advanced learners to be excellent achievers and slow learners to be better performing and achieving students in the academic and personal life. The policy provides guidelines to the teachers for the identification and development of strategies to benefit Slow, Advanced and Average Learners.

OBJECTIVES:

The objectives of the assessment process of the learning levels of the students are:

• ·To identify the slow learners and advanced learners in the class.
  
• To ensure that slow learners and advanced learners are taken care of as per their needs with continuous follow-up.
• To help them out for improvement in their academics and build a successful career.

 

CONCEPTS:

The slow learners are the poor achievers and lag behind with the academic life. They will find it difficult to understand the lessons and may have difficulties in their comprehension, retention, reproduction and integration. They may fail in articulations and critical reflections. Their motivation levels also may be poor because of problems in their family and may find it difficult to adjust to the teaching-learning process and can drop out or fail in the programme.

 

METHODS OF ASSESSMENT

Students enrolled with different academic, socio-economic backgrounds, skills and abilities, deficits, learning styles, needs and interests, medium of instruction etc., are assessed at different stages initially through Induction Programme and later through Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA), quiz, assignments, practical, composition and oral presentations. Students reveal their interests and capabilities through participation in classroom activities, intercollegiate competitions, fine arts, sports and other curricular and co-curricular events. Based on such activities, teachers identify the potential of a particular student in performing a particular task and therefore starts tuning and moulding them in the right way. No tool can be effective in assessing the learning levels of a student better than a teacher.

Based on the above parameters students are classified into three groups:

• If total score is < 50%; Slow Learners
• If total score is > 50%; Advanced Learners
• If total score is > 50% and < 70%; Average Learners

The institution is very careful not to create any psychological division and label them as a particular type of learners. However, it is aware of the general scholastic abilities (intelligence) of students.

 

STRATEGIES FOR SLOW LEARNERS

If the total score of the student is below 50%, then the student is considered a slow learner. For encouraging and motivating slow learners, special attention is paid to them and a systematic procedure as shown in the flow chart and explained in detail as below is followed:

• Remedial classes are conducted for the different courses in the curriculum.
• Special assignments and regular tests are given to enhance their thinking ability
• Counseling Sessions are arranged to assist students in their weak areas of performance and suggest improvements
• Bilingual explanations and discussions are imparted to the slow learners after the class hours for better understanding.
• Provision of simple and standard lecture notes/course materials for easy understanding.
• Getting the support of the advanced learners to the slow learners in making their learning process more participatory and interesting.
• The support of the alumni is also effectively used to motivate and mentor the slow learners.

Further, faculty members revise the tough topics as per the student’s requirement and provide a question bank and discuss the way of presenting the answers in the exam to score marks.