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The Homogeneity of Identification Decisions by Different Groups on LD Adolescents.
Deshler, Donald D.; And Others – 1980
A statewide random sampling of seven groups of professional educators (N=90) and 30 parents of learning disabled (LD) students were compared for their degree of agreement on the Modified Component Disability Instrument. Professionals included teachers of LD adolescents, remedial reading teachers, school psychologists, speech clinicians, school…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Check Lists, Evaluation Criteria
An Epidemiological Study of Learning Disabled Adolescents in Secondary Schools: Social Status, Peer Relationships, Activities In and Out of School, and Time Use.
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
Toothbrushing in Adolescence.
MacGregor, Ian; And Others – 1994
This report describes the results of a survey on toothbrushing behavior and other health-related behaviors in young people. The survey instrument for this study gathered information about students' lifestyle and included a wide range of social, behavioral, and lifestyle variables. The survey encompassed 7,770 schoolchildren aged 14-15, from 131…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Child Health, Dental Evaluation
Patterns of Drug Use: School Survey.
Segal, Bernard; And Others – 1983
This study surveyed students in grades 7-12 in eight Alaskan school districts. The study was designed to obtain information on the use or nonuse of a broad spectrum of chemical substances, ranging from legal, socially sanctioned drugs for those of legal age such as alcohol and tobacco, to illegal and unsanctioned drugs taken for nonmedical…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Alcoholism, Behavior Patterns, Drinking
Reliability and Validity of the Bayesian Identification Procedure for Learning Disabled Adolescents.
Alley, Gordon R.; And Others – 1980
The study investigated the reliability and validity of professional groups using the Modified Component Disability Instrument to identify/evaluate learning disabled (LD) adolescents. Ss included 166 LD teachers, speech clinicians, remedial reading teachers, school psychologists, school principals, and school counselors. Calculations were made for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Check Lists, Evaluation Criteria
An Epidemiological Study of Learning Disabled and Low-Achieving Adolescents in Secondary Schools: Behavioral and Emotional Status from the Perspective of Parents and Teachers.
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
Learning Style Profile Handbook: II. Accommodating Perceptual, Study, and Instructional Preferences.
Keefe, James W. – 1989
In 1986, the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) published a new learning style instrument, the NASSP Learning Style Profile (LSP). The LSP offers educators a well-validated and easy to use instrument for diagnosing the cognitive styles, perceptual response tendencies, and study and instructional preferences of middle level…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Style, Cognitive Tests, Educational Environment