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Peer reviewedFulk, Barbara J. Mushinski; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1992
This study with 56 learning-disabled adolescents found that intensive generalization training specific to the development of complex mnemonic strategies was demonstrably more effective in recall at 1-day and 2-week intervals than a rehearsal condition. No added advantage was gained by adding attribution training to the mnemonic generalization…
Descriptors: Generalization, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies
Peer reviewedSwanson, H. Lee; Trahan, Marcille F. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1992
Learning-disabled and average readers (n=120) from grades four through six completed comprehension questions under one of four treatment conditions. Results indicated that computer-mediated text was no better than off-line conditions in improving learning-disabled readers' comprehension. Attribution and metacognitive sophistication were…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Computer Oriented Programs, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades
Peer reviewedSwanson, H. Lee – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1994
The performance of reading-disabled, math-disabled, slow-learning, under-achieving, and normal-achieving children (total n=143) was compared on verbal and visual-spatial working memory measures under initial, gain, and maintenance testing conditions. Ability group classifications changed under dynamic testing conditions. The study demonstrated the…
Descriptors: Classification, Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
