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Symptom Expression in Hyperactive Children: An Analysis of Observations.
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Schworm, Ronald W.; Birnbaum, Ricki – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1989
Comparison of behaviors exhibited by 19 hyperactive and 17 nonhyperactive (learning disordered) children found differences between groups to be more often qualitative than quantitative. Hyperactive students demonstrated more talking, unsystematic search, and motor impersistence while nonhyperactive students demonstrated more upper extremity…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Patterns, Elementary Secondary Education, Hyperactivity
Academic Competence and Social Adjustment of Boys with Learning Disabilities and Boys with Behavior Disorders.
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Margalit, Malka – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1989
Comparison of 31 elementary grade boys with learning disabilities and 52 boys with behavior disorders who either did or did not also display hyperactive behavior found significant differences between groups on the Classroom Behavior Inventory in three areas: Hostility versus Consideration, Extroversion versus Introversion, and Independence versus…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns, Elementary Education, Hyperactivity
A Comparison of Students with Learning Disabilities to Low Achieving and Higher Achieving Students on Three Dimensions of Social Competence.
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Bursuck, William – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1989
A study examined the differences between elementary school students with learning disabilities and other high- and low-achieving students on three social dimensions: sociometric status, behavior as rated by teachers, and self-ratings of social competence. Results indicated children with learning disabilities may be at higher risk socially than the…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, High Achievement
The Characteristics of Learning Disabled and Other Handicapped Students Referred for Evaluation in the State of Iowa.
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Wilson, Lonny; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1986
Demographic data, IQ, achievement, perceptual-motor, behavior ratings, and diagnostic classification (learning, mental, emotional disability or no handicap) were analyzed for all children (N=2002) referred for complete psychological evaluation during one school year in Iowa. Learning disabled children showed a distinct pattern different from…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Demography, Disabilities
Congruence of Behavioral Symptomatology in Children with ADD/H, ADD/WO, and Learning Disabilities.
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Stanford, Lisa D.; Hynd, George W. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1994
This study compared parent and teacher behavioral ratings for 77 children (ages 5-16) diagnosed as having attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADD/H), attention deficit disorder without hyperactivity (ADD/WO), or learning disabilities (LD). ADD/WO and LD children were rated similarly on symptoms of withdrawal and impulsivity but differed…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales
Cluster Analysis of Children and Adolescents with Brain Damage and Learning Disabilities Using Neuropsychological, Psychoeducational, and Sociobehavioral Variables.
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Williams, Dorothy L.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1992
The Conners Rating Scale was used to identify psychoeducational, neuropsychological, and sociobehavioral variables in attempting to define subtypes within a population of 95 children (mean age 10.6 years) with learning disabilities (LD) or documented brain damage. Results supported the sociobehavioral component in LD subtyping and parallels…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Classification, Elementary Secondary Education