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Perpetuating the Gaps: 21st-Century Skills in Students with Learning Disabilities and Their Typically Developing Peers
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Vered Vaknin-Nusbaum; Israel Rachevski – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
This study examined whether there are differences between Israeli students with learning disabilities (LD) and their typically developing peers with regard to their 21st-century skills according to their self-report and whether the differences between the two groups are greater in postsecondary education than in high school--an aim that had not…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, 21st Century Skills
College Readiness: Differences between First-Year Undergraduates with and without ADHD
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Canu, Will H.; Stevens, Anne E.; Ranson, Loren; Lefler, Elizabeth K.; LaCount, Patrick; Serrano, Judah W.; Willcutt, Erik; Hartung, Cynthia M. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2021
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is characterized by inattentive, hyperactive, and impulsive behaviors. Impairment in individuals diagnosed with ADHD is significant; one such domain of impairment is achieving a college education. College students with ADHD tend to have lower grade point averages, take longer to graduate, and have…
Descriptors: College Readiness, College Freshmen, Undergraduate Students, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Attitudes and Knowledge about Learning Disabilities: A Comparison between Arabic- and Hebrew-Speaking University Students
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Shecter-Lerner, Michal; Lipka, Orly; Khouri, Marlyn – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2019
Recently, there has been a significant increase in the number of students with specific learning disabilities (SLD) in postsecondary institutions. The current study investigated attitudes toward and knowledge about SLD among students from different cultural and educational backgrounds. The study included 113 students (63 Arabic speakers and 50…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Learning Disabilities, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Cultural Differences
The Effect of Grade Norms in College Students: Using the Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Achievement
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Cressman, Markus N.; Liljequist, Laura – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2014
The "Woodcock-Johnson III" Tests of Achievement grade norms versus age norms were examined in the calculation of discrepancy scores in 202 college students. Difference scores were calculated between the "Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-3rd Edition" Full Scale IQ and the "Woodcock-Johnson III" Total Achievement,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Students, Norms, Age
Friendship Predictors of Global Self-Worth and Domain-Specific Self-Concepts in University Students with and without Learning Disability
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Shany, Michal; Wiener, Judith; Assido, Michal – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2013
This study investigated the association among friendship, global self-worth, and domain-specific self-concepts in 102 university students with and without learning disabilities (LD). Students with LD reported lower global self-worth and academic self-concept than students without LD, and this difference was greater for women. Students with LD also…
Descriptors: Correlation, Predictor Variables, Friendship, Self Esteem