The document discusses diagnostic and remedial teaching in mathematics, emphasizing the role of diagnostic testing in identifying students' learning difficulties. It outlines various remedial teaching strategies, such as individual and direct teaching, as well as skills training and practice models. The main objective is to create quality instructional materials tailored to the needs of learners to enhance their learning outcomes.

1. Diagnostic and Remedial
Teaching in Mathematics
By- Dr. Roma Smart Joseph
Teacher Educator
Lucknow, UP, India

2. MEANING
•The strategy used to remove the weakness of
the learner is Remedial teaching.
•Diagnostic testing leads to remedial teaching,
in which quality instructional material is
prepared for quality learning, adapting
different methodologies as per the needs of
the individual or a particular group.
•Thus the main purpose of Diagnostic testing is
to spot the learning difficulties of pupils with
a view to developing corrective measures,
termed as Remedial teaching.

3. Diagnostic Test Concept

4. NATURE AND PURPOSE OF
DIAGNOSTIC TESTING
• Accuracy
• Speed of writing
• Methods of work
• Extent of the Arithmetic process mastered.

5. REMEDIAL TEACHING
STRATEGIES
• Individual teaching
• Direct teaching
• Trail and error
learning
• Skills training model
• Writing for reading
• The multiplicity of
the senses strategy
• Practice Model

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