Cognitive-Motivational Factors that Contribute to the Achievement of Learning-Disabled Children.

Licht, Barbara G.

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ERIC Number: EJ291587

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Publication Date: 1983

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Cognitive-Motivational Factors that Contribute to the Achievement of Learning-Disabled Children.

Licht, Barbara G.

Journal of Learning Disabilities, v16 n8 p483-90 Oct 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, Intervention, Learning Disabilities, Self Concept, Student Motivation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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