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Sideridis, Georgios D.; Morgan, Paul L.; Botsas, George; Padeliadu, Susana; Fuchs, Douglas – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2006
We examined how strongly motivation, metacognition, and psychopathology acted as predictors of learning disabilities (LD). The results from five studies suggested that level of motivation (as shown through self-efficacy, motivational force, task avoidance, goal commitment, or self-concept) was highly accurate in classifying students with or at…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Motivation, Self Efficacy, Metacognition
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Jakobson, Angela; Kikas, Eve – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2007
This study attempted to determine whether children with the combined subtype of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have impairments in cognitive functioning and motor skills. The specific effect of the comorbidity of learning disabilities (LD) was also investigated. A battery of cognitive tests was administered to 26 children with a…
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Clinical Diagnosis, Hyperactivity, Discriminant Analysis