• Somanjoli Mohapatra

Teachers-Students are the major stake holders of any educational institutions. Every educational institution not only has a pool of advanced learners but also has a group of students who are considered as ‘Slow Learners’ because of their poor academic performance. This paper focuses on Slow Learners. According to the researcher, it cannot be assumed or concluded that the slow learners are the ones who has some learning disabilities. There could be various factors personal, social, psychological etc. which can make a learner as a slow learner at any point of time. This paper tries to find out the reasons behind the slow learners, and as higher educationist what innovative processes can be adopted to help the slow learners to achieve little more than what they are now. If it is claimed education plays a vital role in transforming a society, transforming a slow learner to become a skilled and competent citizen could a step forward to achieve the objective.

Academic Performance, Slow Learner, socio-psychological factors

"An Empirical Study on Factors affecting Slow Learners and role of a teacher in their transformation", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.154-156, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905926.pdf

"An Empirical Study on Factors affecting Slow Learners and role of a teacher in their transformation", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp154-156, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905926.pdf