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    Ore"). BACKWARD CHILDREN BACKWARD CHILDREN. | Backward. children are.-also known’ as) Edncationally Retarded j Children’ or ‘Slow Leamers’. The presence of backward childrea in a class is Harmful Both tothe gifted andthe avérage “students. “The backward em 100, a The: fF and they develop a. sense--of inferiority” complex. Wh elteach tries to’ pay-more attention’ to ‘them ind. explains. again the same point for the © benefit of, backward cl, ‘dren’ he. makes his teaching uninteresting for other .children. Who are Backward Chil Backward children are those | . \ children who do not. keep pace with the class,. They show. ity_to in the school, ~ “work. They are. weak ji mand their r@sults of examinations are not upto the mark According to Barton Hart, “Backwardness: ;. in general is applied to eaSes where, their educational attaintments are “lower than what they are capable of,” y In the words of Burt, (A backward child is one who in the middie | Of bis school is unable to do the work of the class below that which js normal for his age.’”) : In bis latest book on “BackWwardness:’, Burt gives a i tgs % - Jetevec, mort definition in terms of ‘educational quotient” or “edilcational ratio’ poe Educational Quotient Attainment Level ‘Chronological age According to Burt, backward child quotient is below 85. Dullness and Backwarduess ; Dull children are those children who bh Thus Gullness may be one of the cased of baccwat in ut.all backwardness is not the outcome of dullness x 100 is one, whose educational id capacity -to the be: due to low . This is all round backwardness, In in all the subjects, In Case of specific backs ne subjects but he is not Satisfactory -resule in some b eaSe: Or illness ; Various physica} deformities, x 2) M guses< «Sometimes backwardness may be due to Jow intelliger ur? found that 73% backwardness is duc to low ante) (3) Social causes ; Backwardness can be due 0 social causés like ~ * ~ Poverty : Poor children fanust Purchase essential books and ‘other material. They cannot satisfy their physiological “and Psycholog)- <€l needs. Hence poverty may lead te backwardness. 2. Broken homes.or divorce between fathor and motker ; 3. Presence of Step father or mother ia the house: \4—Quarrels ia the famil, “Strict discipline’ in the se \6-—Gier-protection or under-protection to the child ; 7. Mental aboormality of pareats ; : & Unbealthy sibling competi B use ; Buckwardness sometimes onal causes” like stubborness, pervs pomeene tnt reenenetn cer om aaa . j URW VU! OY) Wu dati | BH agpoure UU UB 7 ae on oboe i ‘ i 410 ‘ pouNbATioks OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY i 8 in other emotionat ! ess anxisl, ogaressiveness, testlestness and. certain other _emotionat 1" ie Aetordiae to Burt, 1/3 cases of backwardness ate due to temperamental or emotional causes. (5) School. causes: Some of the school causes which are: responsible for backwardiess are 2, | | 1. Ineficient, | | | I | asses due to illness, transfer of parents or Burt found that 1/6. cases of packmardneis, are due_‘to school causes. We can sdy that backwardne: henomenon of multiple: causation. " “children develop inferio : from. frustration ‘and humiliation sinc rious examigations. The result is that they ‘bi jotion- ally disturbed. * “ nige come problems “anti-secials in behaviour. other anti-sccials are the : Gs. Backwardness ts saig fo be the frst stage of delinquency, Henca’backward childies tars problems of social adjustment. i 3. & di Education for Backs . In ovr-country, a hildren is. ignored practi-. cally but in othe Cuntries special attention jg being paid to’ them. of teaching backward ‘children in our schools is a ) cur educators and administrz Mors in our democratic Dg ave some of the Suggestions for their -|/Vo discover the causes : Sess sould te discovered with the tests, medical tests, Oness is due ta snes fo inherited or eavi they should be treates sceording! First of all: dauses of backwerd- f Ip of achievement tests, intelli- Tating scales i.e. 1 should bé kiswarWhether ronmental facters and then 1 SGUIDANCE oF EXCEPTIONAL CLULDREWy Mase fo Ue Barry Ml acer a 4s a Special Schools » Tf the individual has’ some Physical hargj. ‘etiOUS ature, he should be Sent to the Special schools Such as hols for the deafand the dumb et - Sativa st if Schools ana dl Ve. said that a rams. oF . yoitanging the enviton- a et be dus ta ase tr c - Teptessed wi whee et eh ihe ctual ~

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