An Application of Attribution Theory to Developing Self-Esteem in Learning Disabled Adolescents
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1980-01-01Author
Tollefson, Nona
Tracy, D. B.
Johnsen, E. Peter
Borgers, Sherry
Buenning, Meredith
Farmer, Art
Barke, Charles
Publisher
Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities
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Book
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Research Report / Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities;23
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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 in effort attributions for the experimental group of LD students. LD students reported the effort was a factor that explained success or failure in achievement tasks, but also reported that factors other than effort explained their personal success or failure on a specific spelling task.
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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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Tollefson, N., Tracy, D. B., Johnsen, E. P., Borgers, S., Buenning, M., Farmer, A. & Barke, C. (1980) An Application of Attribution Theory to Developing Self-Esteem in Learning Disabled Adolescents [Research Report 23]. Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, Lawrence, KS.
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