LEARNING DISABILITY AMONG TRIBAL AND NONTRIBAL STUDENTS IN AHILYANAGAR DISTRICT OF MAHARASHTRA STATE: A COMPARITIVE STUDY.

Abstract

Objective of the present study was to screening out comparative differences among tribal and non-tribal students learning disability (learning difficulties), and not diagnosing them as learning disabled at all. Gender factor was also studied by comparing tribal and non-tribal boys and girls. In present study, problem statement was to study the significant difference between tribal and non-tribal students about their Learning disability. 30 tribal and 30 nontribal students were selected as a sample in secondary schools. Descriptive statistical method and independent sample‘t’ test was used to draw analysis. It is found that there is significant difference between tribal and nontribal students about their learning disability and gender factor was also found to be significant. In non-tribal students also found learning difficulties but comparing with tribal students it was low.