Rescuing Students from the Slow Learner Trap

Autor/in	Shaw, Steven R.
Titel	Rescuing Students from the Slow Learner Trap
Quelle	In: Principal Leadership, 10 (2010) 6, S.12-16 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1529-8957
Schlagwörter	Intelligence; Slow Learners; Behavior Problems; Outcomes of Education; Academic Achievement; Motivation; Adolescents; Learning Disabilities; Mental Retardation; Teachers; Principals; Teacher Administrator Relationship; Dropouts; At Risk Students; Secondary Education; Mentors; High Schools; Educational Needs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Intelligenz; Klugheit; Slow learning; Langsames Lernen; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Schulleistung; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Geistige Behinderung; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Principal; Schulleiter; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Sekundarbereich; High school; Oberschule; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf
Abstract	Slow learners, such as students with borderline intellectual functioning, represent one of the most challenging student populations for administrators and teachers. Standard systems and supports are often ineffective--even counterproductive--because they fail to meet students' specific learning needs and instead create a cycle of failure. This results in serious consequences for the students--many of whom get held back, develop social and behavior problems, or drop out--and the schools suffer in terms of their student outcome measures. Principals and teachers can help prevent this cycle and promote success for slow-learning students by recognizing that it is most productive to consider borderline intellectual functioning as a risk factor to overcome, not as a sentence to fail. This article discusses the characteristics of slow learners, its definition and prevalence, learning characteristics, interventions, and the need to increase instructional efficiency and academic motivation. (Contains 4 resources.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Association of Secondary School Principals. 1904 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1537. Tel: 800-253-7746; Tel: 703-860-0200; Fax: 703-620-6534; Web site: http://www.principals.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10