An Observational Study of the Academic and Social Behaviors of Learning Disabled Adolescents in the Regular Classroom
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1980-01-01Author
Schumaker, Jean B.
Sheldon-Wildgen, Jan
Sherman, James A.
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Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities
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Book
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Research Report / Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities;22
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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 one non-LD student) were analyzed. The data reveal that the majority of student time was spent attending to work material and that very little interaction occurs between students and teachers. LD students spent more time in reading, writing, and notetaking and spent greater lengths of uninterrupted time in these behaviors. LD students engage in significantly more rule violations in the classroom than non-LD student. Results of this study suggest that there are many similarities and only a few differences between LD adolescents and their non-LD peers with regard to study, social, and classroom behaviors overtly observed in their regular classroom.
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This research was published by the KU Center for Research on Learning, formerly known as the University of Kansas Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities.
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Schumaker, J. B., Sherman, J. A. & Sheldon-Wildgen, J. (1980) An Observational Study of the Academic and Social Behaviors of Learning Disabled Adolescents in the Regular Classroom [Research Report 22]. Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, Lawrence, KS.
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