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Casali, Nicole; Meneghetti, Chiara; Tinti, Carla; Re, Anna Maria; Sini, Barbara; Passolunghi, Maria Chiara; Valenti, Antonella; Montesano, Lorena; Pellegrino, Gerardo; Carretti, Barbara – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
Understanding the individual qualities sustaining students with and without specific learning disabilities (SLDs) is key to supporting their academic achievement and well-being. In this study, we investigated the differences between students with and without SLDs in terms of intraindividual factors (soft skills and study-related factors), academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Student Satisfaction, College Students, Students with Disabilities
Chevalier, Thérèse M.; Parrila, Rauno; Ritchie, Krista C.; Deacon, S. Hélène – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2017
We examined the self-reported use of reading, study, and learning strategies in university students with a history of reading difficulties (HRD; n = 77) and with no history of reading difficulties (NRD; n = 295). We examined both between-groups differences in strategy use and strategy use as a predictive measure of academic success. Participants…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Learning Strategies, Reading Strategies, Behavior
Bergey, Bradley W.; Deacon, S. Hélène; Parrila, Rauno K. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2017
University students who report a history of reading difficulties have been demonstrated to have poorer word reading and reading comprehension skills than their peers; yet, without a diagnosed learning disability, these students do not have access to the same support services, potentially placing them at academic risk. This study provides a…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Reading Strategies, Grade Point Average, Scores

Ruban, Lilia M.; McCoach, D. Betsy; McGuire, Joan M.; Reis, Sally M. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2003
A study involving university students with (n=53) and without (n=417) learning disabilities (LD) found students with LD differed significantly in the relationships between their motivation for and use of standard self-regulated learning and compensation strategies, which provided a differential explanation of academic achievement for students with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Compensation (Concept), Higher Education

Heiman, Tali; Precel, Karen – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2003
A study that compared 191 college students with learning disabilities (LD) and 190 controls found students with LD reported having more difficulties in humanities, social sciences, and foreign language, devised unusual academic strategies and preferred additional oral or visual explanations, and felt more stress and nervousness during…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities