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Hall, Cathy W.; Webster, Raymond E. – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2008
Metacognitive and attitudinal factors in the academic performance of college students with and without disabilities were assessed and compared. GPA, metacognitive knowledge and practice, resiliency, self-efficacy, locus of control, and need for achievement were examined. Similarities as well as notable differences were found between the LD (N=27)…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, College Students, Grade Point Average, Self Efficacy
Slemon, Jill C.; Shafrir, Uri – 1997
Predicted and actual scores on subtests of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) and the Wide Range Achievement Test-Revised (WRAT-R) were obtained from 40 normally achieving postsecondary students (NA) and 92 adult students with learning disabilities (LD). LD students had major deficits in reading-related areas. It was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Adults, Analysis of Variance