NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Mastropieri, Margo A.; Scruggs, Thomas E.; Mills, Sara; Cerar, Nancy Irby; Cuenca-Sanchez, Yojanna; Allen-Bronaugh, Dannette; Thompson, Catherine; Guckert, Mary; Regan, Kelley – Behavioral Disorders, 2009
A multiple-baseline design study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of strategy instruction in persuasive writing with eighth-grade students who attended a public day school for students with severe emotional and behavior disabilities. Students were taught to plan and write persuasive essays using the Self-Regulated Strategy Development…
Descriptors: Day Schools, Essays, Generalization, Special Schools
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Scruggs, Thomas E.; Mastropieri, Margo A. – Journal of Special Education, 1988
Gifted and nongifted students (n=96) in grades five-six were assigned to a free-study or one of three mnemonic conditions for learning mineral hardness levels. Both ability groups learned more in mnemonic conditions, and gifted students demonstrated an ability superior to nongifted students in employing mnemonic strategies independently in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Generalization, Gifted, Intermediate Grades