Center for Research on Learning Research Reports and Monographs: Recent submissions
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Training Junior High School LD Students to Use a Test-Taking Strategy
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1981-06-01)This study investigated whether or not regular classroom test scores of LD junior-high school students could be improved by training those students to use a a test-taking strategy. Results showed significantly higher ... -
The Effects Self-Regulation Training on the Academic Productivity of LD and NLD Adolescents
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1981-04-01)A self-regulation package was used to teach serf-control skills to 8 LD and 2 NLD adolescents in an experimental high school setting. These procedures were taught and reinforced in a series of student-teacher conferences. ... -
Effects of Three Conferencing Procedures on the Academic Productivity of LD and NLD Adolescents
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1981-04-01)The effects of teacher and parent conferencing procedures on lesson completion by LD and NLD adolescents in a learning center were investigated. Following teacher conferences, students showed initial increases; however, ... -
A Comparison of Formal Features of Oral Language of Learning Disabled, Low-Achieving and Achieving Secondary Students
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1981-08-01)The oral language skills of 20 LD, 18 low-achieving, and 20 achieving students in grades 7 through 10 were analyzed using a one-minute audiotaped discussion of general information topics. Results indicated that differences ... -
A Comparison of Formal Features of Written Language of Learning Disabled, Low-Achieving and Achieving Secondary Students
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1981-04-01)The written language characteristics of 26 learning disabled (LD), 26 low-achieving (LA) and 26 achieving (ACH) students in grades 7 through 10 were measured using paragraph-writing and topic-sentence tasks. findings ... -
Multipass: A Learning Strategy for Improving Academic Performance of LD Adolescents
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1981-04-01)Multipass, a complex learning strategy for gaining information from textbook chapters, was taught !9 eight learning disabled adolescents. Students learned the strategy following the institution of training and generalized ... -
Error Monitoring: A Learning Strategy for Improving Academic Performance of LD Adolescents
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1981-04-01)Error monitoring, a learning strategy for detecting and correcting errors in written products, was taught to nine learning disabled adolescents. Students could detect and correct more errors after they received training ... -
Major Research Findings of The University of Kansas Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1981-10-01)This report presents abstracts of all research studies conducted during Years II and Ill of the University of Kansas LD Institute. Issues and assumptions addressed. major findings of completed studies, and implications are ... -
Application of a Social Skill and Problem-Solving Group Training Program to Learning Disabled and Non-Learning Disabled Youth
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1981-01-01)The efficacy of training social and problem-solving skills to learning disabled adolescents was evaluated by conducting a group skiff training program with three sets of youths: (a) LD adolescents attending an alternative ... -
A Comparison of Youths Who Have Committed Delinquent Acts with Learning Disabled, Low-Achieving, and Normally Achieving Adolescents
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1980-12-01)This study compared a group of youths who had committed delinquent acts with LD, low-achieving, and normally-achieving adolescents. Youths who had committed delinquent acts most resembled the low-achieving group based on ... -
Parental and Staff Expectations for the Future Achievement of Learning Disabled Students
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1980-02-01)The results of this study indicated that: (a) the difference between the expectations of mothers and fathers of LD youth was generally insignificant in most areas of achievement, (b) in most areas of achievement, school ... -
A Comparison of Learning Disabled Adolescents with Specific Arithmetic and Reading Disabilities
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1980-01-01)Forty-three junior high learning disabilities programs were surveyed to identify students who were specifically disabled in either arithmetic or reading. The results indicated that students with a specific disability in ... -
Analysis of Cognitive Abilities of Adolescents Learning Disabled Specifically in Arithmetic Computation
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1980-01-01)This investigation identified a group of adolescents homogeneously defined as specifically learning disabled in arithmetic and examined whether cognitive processes measured by visual-spatial, visual-reasoning, and visual-memory ... -
Performance of Learning Disabled High School Students on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1980-01-01)This study examined the performance of 24 LD high school students on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, A total of 29.2/. of the LD subjects ware found to qualify for enlistment in the Army based on the ... -
An Application of Attribution Theory to Developing Self-Esteem in Learning Disabled Adolescents
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1980-01-01)The study found that LD adolescents did not differ significantly from non-LD adolescents in their esponses to general self esteem and attribution questionnaires. Effort attribution training brought no significant increase ... -
An Observational Study of the Academic and Social Behaviors of Learning Disabled Adolescents in the Regular Classroom
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1980-01-01)This study examined the class performance of LD adolescents and the performance of their peers who are successful participants in the classroom environment . Data from live observations of 47 pairs of students (one LD and ... -
The Current Status of Young Adults Identified as Learning Disabled During Their School Career
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1980-01-01)Research efforts in the field of learning disabilities (LD) have addressed primarily concerns within school settings; however, if learning disabilities are more than a school phenomenon, researchers and educators must begin ... -
An Epidemiological Study of Learning Disabled Adolescents in Secondary Schools: Use of Support Systems
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1980-01-01)Research results presented in Research Reports 12 through 20 detail findings from this comprehensive epidemiology study conducted during 1979-80 by the Institute. It is important for the reader to study and view each of ... -
An Epidemiological Study of Learning Disabled Adolescents in Secondary Schools: Health and Medical Aspects
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1980-01-01)Research results presented in Research Reports 12 through 20 detail findings from this comprehensive epidemiology study conducted during 1979-80 by the Institute. It is important for the reader to study and view each of ... -
An Epidemiological Study of Learning Disabled Adolescents in Secondary Schools: Academic Self-Image and Attribution
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1980-01-01)Research results presented in Research Reports 12 through 20 detail findings from this comprehensive epidemiology study conducted during 1979-80 by the Institute. It is important for the reader to study and view each of ...