BHAGAT PHOOL SINGH MAHILA

VISHYAVIDHYALYA

BPS ITTR

SONIPAT, HARYANA

SESSION

2014-2015

Development of learner and learning

CONCEPT, TYPES, CHARACTERISTICS OF GIFTED,

VISUAL IMPAIRMENT, ORTHOPEDIC Handicapped

Submitted to submitted by

Ms. Sushila sharma priyanka kumari chaurasia

Teaching Assistant . 14060266

CONCEPT, TYPES, CHARACTERISTICS OF GIFTED,VISUAL IMPAIRMENT, ORTHOPEDIC HANDICAPPED

INTRODUCTION

TELFORD AND SAWRETY (1977) The term exceptional children refers to those children who deviate from the normal In

physical, mental, emotional or social characteristics of such a degree that they require

special social educational services to develop their maximum capacity.

kirk, Gallagher, anastasiow and coleman (2006)Exceptional child is a child who differs from the average or normal child in

(i) Mental characteristics

(ii) Sensory abilities

(iii) Communication abilities

(iv) Behaviour and emotional development

(v) Physical characteristics

These difference must occur to such an extent that the child requires either a

modification of school practise or special education services to develop his or her

unique capabilities

TYPES OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN

EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN

MENTALLY EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN -

GIFTED CHILDRENCREATIVE CHILDREN

SENSORY EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN –

VISUALLY IMPAIREDHEARNING IMPAIRMENT

PHYSICALLY HANDICAPED CHILDREN -

ORTHOPAEDICALLY HANDICAPPED

ACADEMICALLY EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN –

LEARNING DISABLED

SLOW LEARNER

MULTIPULE HANDICAPPED

CHILDREN –

CHILDREN WITH CELEBRAL PALSY

CHILDREN WITH MULTIPLE DIABLLITY

Gifted children

ECYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA

ANY CHILD WHO IS NATURALLY ENDOWED WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF GENERAL MENTAL

ABILITY OR EXTRAORDINARY ABILITY IN A SPECIFIC SPHERE OF ACTIVITY OR KNOWLEDGE.

IN MOST COUNTRIES THE PREVAILING DEFINITION IS AN INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT (IQ) OF

130 OR ABOVE.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GIFTED CHILDREN

GIFTED INDIVIDUALS ARE THOSE WHO DEMONSTRATE OUTSTANDING LEVLES OF APTITUDE

(DEFINED AS AN EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY TO REASON AND LEARN)OR COMPETENCE

(DOCUMENTED PERFORMANCE) IN ONE OR MORE DOMAINS. DOMAINS INCLUDE ANY

STRUCTURED AREA OF ACTIVITY WITH ITS OWN SYMBOL SYSTEM (E.G., MATHEMATICS ,

MUSIC , LANGUAGE) OR SET OF SENSORIMOTOR SKILLS (PAINTING , DANCE, SPPORTS)

CHARACTERISTIC OF GIFTED CHILDREN

LEARNING CHARACTERISTICS

SELF DETERMINATION CHARACTERISTICS

CREATIVE THINKING CHARACTERISTICS

SOCIAL LEADERSHIP CHARACTERISTICS

MOTIVATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

LEARNING CHARACTERISTICS

DISPLAYS LOGICAL AND ANALYTICAL THINKING

QUICK TO SEE PATTERNS AND RELATIONSHIP

MASTERS INFORMATION QUICKILY

EASILY GRASPS UNDERLYING PRINCIPLES

SEEKS TO REDEFINE PROBLEMS, IDEAS

FINDS AS WELL AS SOLVES PROBLEMS

CAN RECALL A WIDE RANGE OF KNOWLEDGE

INDEPENDENTLY SEEKS TO DISCOVER THE WHY AND

HOW OF THINGS

SELF DETERMINATION CHARACTERISTICS

QUESTIONS ARBITRARY DECISIONS

PUSHES TEACHERS AND ADULTS FOR EXPLANATIONS

SHOW INTEREST IN ‘ADULT’ PROBLEMS

EASILY BORED WITH ROUTINE TASKS

EXPRESSES IDEAS AND OPINION

RELATES WELL TO OLDER CHILDREN AND ADULTS

ASKS AND SEARCHING QUESTIONS

CREATIVE THINKING CHARACTERISTICS

PRODUCES ORIGINAL IDEAS

SHOW THEIR IMAGINATION AND FANTASY

CREATES ORIGINAL THINGS OR INVENTS THINGS

HAVE GREAT SENSES OF HUMOUR

GENERATES UNUSUAL INSIGHTS

HAPPY (ENJOY) TO THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE

DEMONSTRATES AWARENESS OF AESTHETIC QUALITIES

NOT AFRAID TO BE DIFFERENT

GENETATES A LARGE NUMBER OF IDEAS

IS PREPARED TO EXPERIMENT WITH NOVEL IDEAS

SOCIAL LEADERSHIP CHARACTERISTICS

TAKES THE INITIATIVE IN SOCIAL SITUATIONS

IS POPULAR WITH PEERS

COMMUNICATES WELL WITH OTHERS

ACTIVELY SEEKS LEADERSHIP IN SOCAIL SITUATIONS

SHOWS ABILITY TO INSPIRE A GROIP TO MEET GOALS

PERSUADES A GROUP TO ADOPT IDEAS OR METHODS

SELF-CONFIDENT

ADAPTABLE AND FLEXIBLE IN NEW SITUATIONS

SOCIALLY MATURE

WILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY

MOTIVATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

STRIVES FOR HIGH STANDARDS OF PERSONAL ACHIEVEMRENT

SELF DIRECTED

IS HIGHLY SELF MOTIVATED AND SETS PERSONAL GOALS

BECOMES COMMITTED TO AND ABSORBED IN TASKS

TENDS TO BE SELF CRITICAL AND EVALUATIVE

IS RELIABLE

PREFERS TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY

VISUALLY IMPAIRED CHILDREN

American medical association (1934)

LEGALLY, A BLIND PERSON IS SAID TO BE ONE (i) who has visual acuity of 20/200 or

less in the better eye even with correction,(ii) or whose field of vision is so restricted

that it subtends an angle of 20 degree or less in the better eye after correction.

world health organization (2006)THERE ARE 4 LEVELS OF VISUL FUNCTION, ACCORDING TO THE INTERNATIONAL

CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES-

• NORMAL VISION

• MODERATE VISUAL IMPAIRMENT

• SEVERE VISUAL IMPAIRMENT

• BLINDNESS

Characteristics of visually impaired children

• Learning and cognition

• Movement and posture

• Emotional and behavioural

• Social behaviour

• Language development

ORTHOPEDIC handicapped

The crippled child in the orthopaedic sense is one who has a defect

which causes a deformity or interference with normal functions of the

bones, muscles or joints. It may be due to disease, accident or

heredity.

Characteristics of orthopaedic handicapped

May have limited mobility

May have difficult writing if upper extremities are involved

Slurred speech

Body pain and discomfort

Fatigue

Lack of ability to accomplish a particular motor movement

classification of orthopaedic handicapped

Physical disabilities can be classified in different ways.

Congenital -

Disabilities

present in a

child from

birth. They

are

subdivided

into

Hereditary -

conditions

which are

passed from

parents to a

child

Developmental -

embryological

defects in the

foetus.

Abnormalities

which occur

in prenatal

(before birth)

or perinatal

period

(during birth)

Acquired -

Disabilities

which

develop later

in the child

who was

born normal.

There are

two reasons

Accidents Diseases

REFERENCES

Educational psychology of teaching learning process – S k mangal

S k mangal

prarup

www.Britannica.com

WWW.nagc.org

www.gifted.org.nz

www.who.int

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