• Madhurima Mukherjee
• Dr.Nandini Chatterjee

Abstract A study on education, especially on basic level of education may be useful to understand the growth of the society at large. Educational and behavioral excellence may be dependent on the literacy level of their previous generations. In this study we have used two terminologies, viz. FGL and NFGL. FGL implies the students whose parents are illiterate and they are the first generation learners. NFGL indicates the students whose parents are literate and therefore they are non-first generation learners. In this paper we consider the parents who don’t have school going experience as a parent of FGL students. The present study explores the total Adaptive Behavior of First Generation Learners (FGL) with the age group 9 to 14 years as well as their Adaptive Behavior in each of the domains of Communication, Daily Living and Socialization skills. Moreover, the predictor of their performance and developmental delay in Adaptive Behavior were investigated in this study. Instruments included for the measurement are Socio Economy Scale of Kuppuswamy, 2012 and Vineland-II Adaptive Behavior Teacher Rating Scale, second edition, 2005.This study shows the comparison between 32 FGL and 32 non FGL school students in Kolkata who belong to Lower Socio Economy class. These students were recognized by their school teachers and ‘trap teachers’ of NGOs who access their developmental delay in the field of Adaptive Behavior. Wilcoxon matched pair signed rank test and Paired sample t-test were used to measure statistical inferences with the assistance of SPSS software (20 versions). The results reveal on the effect of gender of FGL students on composite score of Adaptive Behavior (AB) and its sub test. Although there is no significant gender difference as well as in composite score of AB but there is a relationship with its sub test like Communication, Daily Living Skills and Socialization skills among FGL and non FGL pupil is visible. So, parental literacy is an important factor which influences the developmental delay and performances of FGL students than the main stream NFGL students with same socio economy class.

Adaptive Behavior, Communication and Daily Living Skills, Composite Score, FGL and NFGL, Kuppuswamy’s Socioeconomic Status Scale, Statistical Analysis, Vineland –II Adaptive Behavior Teacher Rating Scale.

"‘Adaptive Behavior of First Generation Learners and Non First Generation Learners in Lower Socio Economic Class in Kolkata: A Comparative Study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no.710-715, June-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1806109.pdf

"‘Adaptive Behavior of First Generation Learners and Non First Generation Learners in Lower Socio Economic Class in Kolkata: A Comparative Study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no. pp710-715, June-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1806109.pdf