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Peer reviewedLicht, Barbara G. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1983
The paper reviews research on the effects of motivation on performance of learning disabled children and presents a treatment approach (attribution retraining) designed to help children link their difficulties to factors under their own control. (CL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, Elementary Secondary Education, Failure
Bryan, Tanis H. – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1986
Studies of learning disabled students' self concept and attributions suggest that the passive learning style may reflect their beliefs that they are not in control of their destinies. The paper reviews strategies to help LD children acquire more adaptive notions about the causes of their successes and failures. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Failure
