Abstract

FRANCIA REYES, María Elena  and  MAURIZ MARTINEZ, Nancy. ¿Por qué no aprendemos?. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2003, vol.19, n.2. ISSN 0864-2125.

A retrospective descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out with 20 children from first to fourth grades, who studied at "Jose Joaquín Palma" elementary school located in the people's council Pueblo Nuevo in Centro Habana municipality. The sample showed learning difficulties during 1991-2000 school year. Our objective was to determine the percentage of the sample in which slow learning is associated with normal intellectual quotient so that we can provide better counseling to the families of children with these learning difficulties. A small questionnaire validated by judges was administered. The results revealed that 75% of children had normal intellectual quotients.

Keywords : EDUCATION, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY; LEARNING DISORDERS; FAMILY; CHILD; ORIENTATION.