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Download full textKeller, Clayton E.; Hallahan, Daniel P. – 1987
In this research review of basic issues in learning disabilities, definitions, possible causes, prevalence, and identification of learning disabilities are discussed. Characteristics of learning disabled individuals are considered under five headings: perceptual and perceptual-motor disabilities, problems with attention and hyperactivity,…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies
Peer reviewedScott, Mary E. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1988
Understanding learning strategies used by gifted students can help teachers improve effectiveness in all learners. Six traits common among the gifted and modifiable in students with learning difficulties include (1) superior concentration skills; (2) field independence; (3) reflection; (4) internal locus of control; (5) active learning; and (6)…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Keller, John M. – Performance and Instruction, 1987
This discussion of learning motivation focuses on the four basic concepts of the ARCs Motivation Model: getting learners' attention, showing relevance, building confidence, and generating satisfaction. Strategies for dealing with these concerns are suggested. The second article in this series will deal with the design process. (LRW)
Descriptors: Attention Control, Educational Strategies, Instructional Improvement, Learning Motivation
Peer reviewedCohen, Sandra B.; deBettencourt, Laurie V. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1991
This article examines school dropout rates, the impact of dropouts on society, and the prevention of dropouts by early identification of "reluctant learners" and early instructional interventions that address motivation, self-concept, attention, and learning strategies. At the secondary level, intervention should focus on school conditions that…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Dropout Prevention, Early Identification, Elementary Secondary Education
Minskoff, Esther; Allsopp, David – 2003
This book presents the "active learner" instructional approach to working with secondary school students with learning disabilities and/or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. This approach combines the diagnostic prescriptive approach with principles of individualization, direct instruction, strategy instruction, and integration of…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Adolescents, Adults, Attention Control
Lyon, G. Reid, Ed. – 1994
This book offers 27 papers addressing critical issues in the assessment of students with all kinds of learning disabilities. Papers have the following titles and authors: "Critical Issues in the Measurement of Learning Disabilities" (G. Reid Lyon); "A Matrix of Decision Points in the Measurement of Learning Disabilities" (Barbara K. Keogh);…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Attention Deficit Disorders, Cognitive Processes, Definitions
