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Alley, Gordon R.; And Others – 1980
As part of a series on a study of the learning disabled (LD) secondary student's environment, the document details findings on health and medical factors surrounding LD adolescents. Study participants included 234 LD, 222 low achieving (LA), and 215 normal achieving (NA) students and their parents. Data were collected from interviews with students…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Health, Learning Disabilities, Low Achievement
Warner, Michael M.; And Others – 1980
The paper, part of a research series on learning disabled (LD) adolescents, reports findings of a study on the variables which added significantly to group discrimination after ability and achievement had been controlled. Ss were 56 LD and 51 low achieving (LA) students in grades 7 through 12, their parents, and their regular classroom teachers.…
Descriptors: Ability, Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Classification
Deshler, Donald D.; And Others – 1980
Part of a series of papers reporting research on learning disabled (LD) adolescents, the paper reports findings of a study to determine the availability and use of support services, both in and external to secondary school settings, for 234 LD, 222 low achieving (LA), and 215 normal achieving (NA) students. Questions were asked regarding the types…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Ancillary School Services, Learning Disabilities, Low Achievement
Lenz, B. Keith; And Others – 1980
The study investigated the similarities between 55 delinquent, 46 low achieving (LA), 45 learning disabled (LD), and 30 normal achieving (NA) adolescents from grades 7 through 12 and their parents. Each adolescent and parent was given a questionnaire covering a wide variety of descriptive variables. In addition, data or grade point average,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Attendance, Delinquency
Warner, Michael M.; And Others – 1980
The second in a series of papers on a study of the environmental setting of learning disabled (LD) adolescents and young adults reports research on cognitive and academic functioning of 234 LD, 162 low achieving (LA), and 215 normally achieving (NA) secondary students and on socioeconomic status and school experiences. Data were obtained from Ss…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Age Differences, Educational Experience
Deshler, Donald D.; And Others – 1980
The study, part of a series on learning disabled (LD) adolescents, was designed to examine the differences between LD (N=234), low achieving (LA, N=222), and normal achieving (NA, N=215) students on various indices of social interactions and activities in secondary school settings. Study instruments contained questions relating to peer…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Interaction, Learning Disabilities
Deshler, Donald D.; And Others – 1980
One of a series of papers on a study of the environmental setting of learning disabled (LD) secondary students, the document reports findings on academic self image and attributions for academic failure of 234 LD, 222 low achieving (LA), and 215 normal achieving (NA) students. Ss were asked questions related to their satisfaction with school,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Aspiration, Learning Disabilities
Alley, Gordon R.; And Others – 1980
Part of a research series on learning disabled (LD) secondary students, the document reports findings of a study to investigate the social/emotional, cognitive/academic, and coping mechanisms of adolescents in secondary schools. Ss were 234 LD, 222 low achieving (LA), and 215 normal achieving (NA) students and their parents. Two instruments, the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Interpersonal Competence, Learning Disabilities
Download full textAlonzo, Julie; Tindal, Gerald – Behavioral Research and Teaching, 2003
Effectively teaching low-achieving and learning disabled students is challenging. Concept-based instruction is recognized as a particularly effective technique for helping students in these populations attain high levels of achievement (Tindal, Nolet, & Blake, 1992). The maze (a reading selection where certain words have been deleted and…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Language Arts, Student Improvement, Academic Achievement
