Faktor-Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Prestasi Belajar Siswa Slow Learner

Abstract

Slow learner is a term for individuals who have low achievement in one or all academic areas. Slow learners do not include mentally retarded children. His IQ test score is between 70 – 90 but does not include the mentally impaired. The phenomenon of slow learners is a serious thing in the field of education. This study aims to conduct a literature review on Factors that affect the learning achievement of slow learner students. The research was conducted in electronic databases such as Proquest, Science Direct, Scopus, Zendy, Academia and Google Scholar using the keyword "Slow learner" with the year of publication of articles between 2019-2024. The results of the literature review show that the factors that affect the learning achievement of Slow learner students are internal factors / genetic factors / heredity and external / environmental factors. Research on slow learners is mostly conducted on adolescents with the scope of research in schools. Children with Indonesian disabilities who fall into the category of slow learners often experience significant challenges in education. Data from 2020 shows that only 56% of children with disabilities complete primary education, compared to 95% of the general population of children. Characteristics and challenges faced by slow learners such as difficulty in following a standard curriculum and the need for more adaptive teaching methods in general. These slow learner children on average have intellectual delays in thinking, responding to lessons, and adapting in the environment but slow learner children are better than children with special needs with intellectual disabilities and slow learner children are still categorized as normal. Slow learners also experience significant physical, mental, intellectual, social, and emotional deficiencies.