SURVEY STUDY ON DYSCALCULIA SUPPORT IN SCHOOLS

Deepa Sikand Kauts; Kirti . Dadwal

doi:10.21922/srjhsel.v10i52.11528

Deepa Sikand Kauts Professor and Dean, Department Of Education, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
Kirti . Dadwal M.Ed Student, Department Of Education, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21922/srjhsel.v10i52.11528

Keywords: Dyscalculia, Awareness, support and School Teachers

Abstract

In this study, an attempt was made to analyze it’s a survey method of an educational support process that helps pupils with dyscalculia. In this study, we assessed the support provided by Private and Government Schools to dyscalculia students in Amritsar District. The survey method has been used for the study and random sampling technique has been adopted to select a sample of 30 Schools and self-developed tool was used to measure school support and teachers’ awareness of dyscalculia. The result revealed that there is little gap between school support and teachers’ awareness of dyscalculia regarding the type of schools. The important fact to be recorded is that teachers in private schools provide extra support to students with dyscalculia to help them stay on track in mathematics class, handle homework and deal with tests in the classroom and use cooperative learning method for students with dyscalculia compared to government teachers.