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Improving Homework in Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Self vs. Parent Monitoring of Homework Behavior and Study Skills
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Meyer, Kara; Kelley, Mary Lou – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2007
The current study compared the effectiveness of self- and parent-monitoring of homework and study skills completion in middle school students with ADHD. Students were trained in the SQ4R (Survey, Question, Read, Write, Recite) study strategy and homework completion skills. In one group, students monitored their homework and study behavior and in…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Homework, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders
Using a Personal Digital Assistant to Enhance the Independence of an Adolescent with Asperger Syndrome
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Ferguson, Heather; Myles, Brenda Smith; Hagiwara, Taku – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2005
The Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), while in use in the mainstream population, is not generally utilized by individuals with disabilities. Using a multiple-baseline design across settings we tested effectiveness of using a PDA to increase the independence of an adolescent with Asperger Syndrome (AS). Results indicated use of the PDA was…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Asperger Syndrome, Computers, Research Design
Evaluation of the Homework Problem Checklist with Students with Learning Disabilities.
Foley, Regina M.; Epstein, Michael H. – Diagnostique, 1991
Sixty-five pairs of teachers and parents of elementary and secondary school learning-disabled students completed the Homework Problem Checklist (HPC). The HPC demonstrated a moderate level of interrater reliability. Acceptable levels of internal consistency were reported for both teacher and parent ratings. (JDD)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Elementary Secondary Education, Homework, Interrater Reliability