Self-concept of pupils with specific learning disabilities at the 2nd level of primary school

The aim of the bachelor thesis' research was to find out and describe the level of a self-concept of primary school pupils with specific learning disabilities, what influences their self-concept and what contributes to a positive self-concept and a subsequent design of an appropriate educational approach to pupils with specific learning disabilities in terms of optimizing their mental development. The bachelor thesis is divided into two parts, the theoretical and the research part. The theoretical part defines the basic characteristics of individual learning disabilities, the etiology and the consequences of specific learning disabilities. A separate chapter deals with a legislative definition of the education of pupils with special needs. Furthermore, the basic terminology from developmental psychology concerning the personality of an older school age pupil is described. The last chapter of the theoretical part explains the term self-concept and mentions partial areas of this phenomenon. The research part provides a description of the research design and describes the individual research methods. A triangulation approach which combines the method of observation, document analysis and semi-structured interview was chosen. The chapter 9 and its subchapters describe and analyse the results of a research survey that was carried out during the school year 2019/2020. The discussion and the conclusion of the work summarize, on the bases of the results obtained from the research part, the fulfilment of the aim of the work and provide answers to the stated research questions. Based on the results of the research survey, it was found that a specific disorder plays a very important role in the self-concept of primary school pupils, affecting a number of key aspects to a healthy self-concept. Pupils are usually insufficiently informed about their problems