A PRELIMINARY STUDY FOR DYSCALCULIA IN SABAH, MALAYSIA.

Abstract

In Malaysia, it is reported that the number of registered students with learning disabilities increased from 7,919 in year 2000 to 20,814 in year 2006 (Teoh & Lim, 2007). It is estimated that the prevalence of Dyscalculia in the general population is 5-8% (Adler, 2008). This research intends to develop an instrument for measuring dyscalculia and identify the prevalence of Dyscalculia among primary school students in Sabah, Malaysia. The Dyscalculia instrument developed in this study is a computer-based assessment for children that aims to identify the characteristics of Dyscalculia by measuring response accuracy and response time to test items. The purpose of this paper is to report the results of a preliminary study for Dyscalculia which involved 91 students in three primary schools in Sabah, Malaysia. The results show that 5.5% of the primary school students in Sabah suffer from Dyscalculia. 

Keywords

• Prevalence,Dyscalculia

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