Social Cognition: Problem solving blended with Visually Challenged Adolescents

Bincy Mathew; Dr B. William Dharma Raja

Volume : VI, Issue : IX, September - 2017

Social Cognition: Problem solving blended with Visually Challenged Adolescents

Bincy Mathew, Dr B. William Dharma Raja

Abstract :

From womb to tomb, each individual faces some problem or other. There are various needs, which are to be satisfied and desire to be fulfilled, and for this, definite goals are to be set by the individual. In order to achieve the goal, individuals go on making attempts and face many obstacles and inferences. It creates a problem for the individual and makes deliberate effort to overcome the problem, which is problem solving. This paper is purported to identify the problem solving ability of visually challenged adolescents and how it influences them in their learning process and social environment in which they live. First it reviews the impact of social cognitive ability of problem solving on visually challenged adolescents, then it focuses on the learning difficulties encountered by them in solving problems, and finally, it evaluates teachers� role and provides implications for assistance. Adolescents develop problem solving through tasks which challenge them to display their grasp and use of skills that are important in their domain. It involves the skills of team work, communication, and analytical approach. The ability to solve problems in a range of learning context is essential for the development of knowledge, understanding and performance.