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Students with Learning Disabilities in Higher Education: Academic Strategies Profile.
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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
Enhancing Interaction in a Difficult-to-Test Child: The PPVT-TV Technique.
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Abkarian, G. G. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1987
A case study of the speech evaluation of a three-year-old illustrates the effectiveness of a technique for structured assessment of preschoolers who demonstrate anxiety or reluctance to interact. The technique capitalizes on preschoolers' preexistent relationship with television, using video equipment to establish clinical rapport and conduct…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Clinical Diagnosis, Learning Problems, Preschool Education
The Relationship between Anxiety and Problem-Solving Skills in Children with and without Learning Disabilities.
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Fisher, Barbara L.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1996
Comparison of the effects of pretest anxiety on the social and nonsocial problem solving of 45 boys (ages 9 to 11) with learning disabilities (LD) and 45 nondisabled boys found the LD group reported significantly higher pretest anxiety which escalated over the course of the problem-solving session. However, boys with or without LD were equally…
Descriptors: Achievement, Affective Behavior, Intermediate Grades, Learning Disabilities