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Handbook of Research on Critical Issues in Special Education for School Rehabilitation Practices. Advances in Early Childhood and K-12 Education (AECKE) Book Series
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Singh, Ajay, Ed.; Yeh, Chia Jung, Ed.; Blanchard, Sheresa, Ed.; Anunciação, Luis, Ed. – IGI Global, 2021
Rehabilitation professionals working with students with disabilities and the families of those students face unique challenges in providing inclusive services to special education student populations. There needs to be a focus on adaptive teaching methods that provide quality experience for students with varying disabilities to promote student…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Inclusion, Special Education, Teaching Methods
Yale Children's Inventory (YCI): An Instrument to Assess Children with Attentional Deficits and Learning Disabilities I. Scale Development and Psychometric Properties.
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Shaywitz, Sally E.; And Others – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 1986
The construction and refinement of the Yale Children's Inventory (YCI) is described, resulting in 11 scales (eight behavioral and three cognitive). The relationship and content of the three relevant YCI scales (attention, impulsivity, hyperactivity) are compared to the DSM-III (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual) diagnostic categories for attention…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Attention Span, Behavioral Science Research, Disability Identification
Who Are the Children with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder? A School-Based Survey.
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Reid, Robert; And Others – Journal of Special Education, 1994
A survey of 1 school district found 136 students (out of 14,229) with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) of which 77 were receiving special education services; 40 were also identified as behavior disordered, 22 as learning disabled, and 7 as mildly mentally retarded. Fifty students were in general education classrooms with resource…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Disability Identification, Drug Therapy
Reliability and Validity of the Conners Teacher Rating Scale-28 (CTRS-28).
Erford, Bradley T. – Diagnostique, 1995
Internal consistency and construct and criterion-related validity of the Conners Teacher Rating Scale were studied with 540 students (ages 5-10), with emphasis on its utility as a measure of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder and other disruptive behavior disorders. Internal consistency of factors ranged from .87 to .94. Convergent validity…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Disability Identification, Elementary Education
The Relationship between Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Creativity.
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Cramond, Bonnie – 1994
This study examined the incidence of creativity among individuals with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and the incidence of ADHD among individuals who are highly creative. The ADHD group consisted of 34 students, aged 6 to 15. The highly creative group consisted of 76 participants, ages 13 to 15, from the Torrance Creative Scholars…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Diagnostic Tests
Handbook of Special Education
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Kauffman, James M., Ed.; Hallahan, Daniel P., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Special education is now an established part of public education in the United States--by law and by custom. However, it is still widely misunderstood and continues to be dogged by controversies related to such things as categorization, grouping, assessment, placement, funding, instruction, and a variety of legal issues. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Special Education, Educational History, Educational Research, Research Design