Socioeconomic status and general academic achievement in students with mild intellectual disability

Abstract

Aim of this research is to determine the correlation between socioeconomic status of students' families and their general academic achievement. The research was conducted on a sample of 120 examinees of both genders, by meeting the following selection criteria: IQ between 51 and 69, aged between 12 and 15.11, attending V to VIII grade of elementary school, and absence of neurological, psychiatric, emotional and multiple disabilities. Questionnaire on family social status is used for this research. General academic achievement was taken from school files. Although the results confirm that the aspect of cultural habits correlates with general academic achievement (p>0,05), entire socioeconomic status of the family is not connected with this variable.

Cilj ovog istraživanja je utvrđivanje povezanosti socioekonomskog statusa porodice učenika s lakom intelektualnom ometenošću i njihovog opšteg školskog uspeha. Istraživanje je sprovedeno na uzorku od 120 ispitanika oba pola, uz poštovanje kriterijuma za njihov izbor: količnik inteligencije učenika od 51 do 69, kalendarski uzrast od 12 do 15 godina i 11 meseci, školski uzrast od V do VIII razreda i odsustvo neuroloških, psihijatrijskih, emocionalnih i višestrukih smetnji. U istraživanju je korišćen Upitnik o socijalnom statusu porodice. Opšti školski uspeh je preuzet uvidom u pedagošku dokumentaciju škole. Iako je rezultatima utvrđeno da aspekt kulturnih navika korelira sa opštim školskim uspehom (p>0,05), ukupan socioekonomski status porodice učenika nije povezan sa ovom varijablom.