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Getzel, Elizabeth Evans; Thoma, Colleen A. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2006
This article describes the results of a series of focus group interviews conducted with postsecondary students with disabilities about the importance of self-determination in their success in those settings. Approximately 40% of the student participants identified a learning disability or attention deficit disorder as their primary disability. The…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Focus Groups, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders
Gregg, Soleil – 1995
This policy brief discusses students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and their school performance. Reasons are presented to explain why children with ADHD fail. The three main characteristics of ADHD (inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity) and their interference with academic performance are discussed. The brief…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Educational Strategies
Minskoff, Esther; Allsopp, David; Minskoff, J. Gerald – 2001
This final report describes a project to develop, implement, evaluate, and disseminate a framework, the James Madison University (JMU) Active Learner Approach, for course-specific strategy assessment and tutorial instruction for 46 college students with learning disabilities or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Individual sections address…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Case Studies, College Students, Curriculum Based Assessment
Gregg, Soleil – 1995
This policy brief describes attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as involving three characteristics: inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. The brief reviews the causes of ADHD, including the belief that it is primarily an inherited, neurobiological disorder. The effects of ADHD on children are discussed and may include: other…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Problems, Clinical Diagnosis