Poor school performance

Abstract

Education is one of the most important aspects of human resource development. Poor school performance not only results in the child having a low self-esteem, but also causes significant stress to the parents. There are many reasons for children to under perform at school, such as, medical problems, below average intelligence, specific learning disability, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, emotional problems, poor socio-cultural home environment, psychiatric disorders and even environmental causes. The information provided by the parents, classroom teacher and school counselor about the child's academic difficulties guides the pediatrician to form an initial diagnosis. However, a multidisciplinary evaluation by an ophthalmologist, otolaryngologist, counselor, clinical psychologist, special educator, and child psychiatrist is usually necessary before making the final diagnosis. It is important to find the reason(s) for a child's poor school performance and come up with a treatment plan early so that the child can perform up to full potential.

Clinical and psychoeducational profile of children with specific learning disability and co-occurring attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

“…However, we still believe that these results are important as awareness about both SpLD and ADHD is still limited in our country and few children actually get diagnosed. [27,28] Second, the cross-sectional design of the present study limited us from drawing 'conclusive' cause-effect relationships between poor school performance/ class retention and development of behavioral problems. Third, some data (perinatal history, age of walking/ talking, age when hyperactivity/ inattentiveness/ learning problems were Þ rst noticed) depends just on history, which may lead to memory bias.…”

Causes of Poor Academic Performance among Omani Students

“…They believe that pushing students beyond their capabilities, skills and interest might lead to lack of interest, demotivation and distraction which in turn results in frustration, failure, low self-esteem besides family and school stress. Karande and Kulkarni (2005) categorize the factors that affect learners performance into three groups; biological (student-born factors), psychological and social. They believe that biologically some students are below average in IQ among their peer age group.…”

Factors associated with academic backwardness in school children: a hospital based observational study

“…Epilepsy, its association with mental sub normality and its effect on school performance had always been an area of controversy. [10][11][12] Only 47% (n=27) of the children with normal intelligence quotients had a history of developmental delay, while 84% (n=48) of the children with mental subnormality had history of developmental delay, this difference was found to be statistically significant (p<0.01). A strong and persistent connection between cognitive abilities and academic achievement has been documented by research.…”