engleski

Socio-pedagogical Characteristics of Students Who Need Additional Help in Learning and Behaviour Modification: Elements of School-based Preventive Program

The aim of this paper is to examine students’ sociodemographic, pedagogical and behavioural characteristics and correlate them to the assessed need for additional help in learning and behaviour modification. There were 300 students from first to eight grade of elementary school participating in the research. Form teachers voluntarily made assessments completing an anonymous questionnaire. Results indicated that those students who are older and unpopular, with poorer academic performance and lower socioeconomic status are in greater need of additional help in learning, regardless of students’ sex. Prosocial and cooperative behavioural patterns, which are present in students who do not need additional help in learning, have not been identified in these students. Moreover, the results suggested that students who need additional help in behaviour modification regardless of their age and sex, are those with poorer academic performance, unpopular students and those with lower socioeconomic status. These students’ behaviour corresponds to aggressive and winning-seeking pattern, as opposed to their peers who do not need behaviour modification. There is a relatively larger quantity of students who need additional help in learning among those who need additional help in behaviour modification. Data gained from this research could be useful for planning elements of school-based preventive programs which have been recommended according to the obtained indicators.

behavioural patterns in conflict situations ; behavioural problems ; learning difficulties ; prosocial and aggressive behaviour ; students

nije evidentirano