Σύνδεση της «παθογενούς» αριστεροχειρίας με τη σχολική επίδοση σε παιδιά Πρωτοβάθμιας Εκπαίδευσης

Abstract

A particularly interesting field of study, over the past 50 years, has been the exploration of the relationship between "pathogenic" left-handedness and school performance in Primary Education children. The aim was to investigate the relationship between "pathogenic" left-handedness and school performance in four cognitive subjects. The study included 332 children, 282 right-handed and 50 "pathogenic" non-right-handed, aged 8 to 12 years. The average performance of right-handed students in N. Glossa, Mathematics and Music lessons was higher than the "pathogenic" non-right. On the contrary, in the visual arts the average right-handed performance was lower. The findings suggest that there are no statistically significant differences in school performance in the four lessons between right-handed children and non-right pathogens in the whole sample. An exception was the right-handed boys, against the "pathogenic" non-right boys in Music. The differences between the average in school performance do not lead to direct conclusions. Individual differences and possible pupils' particular skills should be taken into account and exploited by the educational process by appropriately diversifying curricula and teaching methods to ensure that each person's educational needs are better coped with, Its possibilities and weaknesses.