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Feeney, Danielle M.; Morgan, Joseph J.; Rodgers, Wendy J.; Brown, Monica R.; Relles, Stefani R. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2023
A self-talk monitoring and goal-oriented thinking (STM+GOT) intervention package was used to teach four U.S. middle school students with high-incidence disabilities to develop and track progress toward self-determined behavioral goals. A multiple baseline across participants design was used to determine the effects of STM+GOT on both behavior and…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Goal Orientation, Inner Speech (Subvocal), Cognitive Processes
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Deniz Aysegül Sögüt; Macid Ayhan Melekoglu – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2025
Reading interventions focusing on self-determination can effectively improve the academic performance of students with learning disabilities (LD). This study investigated the effects of a multicomponent reading comprehension strategy intervention, which is based on the Self-Determination Learning Model of Instruction (SDLMI), on the use of…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction
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Núñez, Jose C.; Rodríguez, Celestino; Tuero, Ellián; Fernández, Estrella; Cerezo, Rebeca – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2022
Research has suggested that the relationship between previous academic achievement and student variables is mediated by parent and teacher expectations of the child's ability and future success. The goal of this study was to analyze the mediating role of teachers' expectations and teachers' perceptions of parents' expectations between previous…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Teacher Expectations of Students
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Jozwik, Sara L.; Douglas, Karen H. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2017
We provided a multicomponent academic vocabulary intervention to six English learners with learning difficulties in a fifth-grade general education setting. A multiple probe design across word sets and replicated across students evaluated the effects of the intervention on students' use of expressive language to read and define content-specific…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Learning Problems, Vocabulary Development, Intervention
Didion, Lisa; Toste, Jessica R.; Benz, Sarah A.; Shogren, Karrie A. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2021
Research findings illustrate the strong connection between self-determined learning and reading performance for students with or at risk for disabilities. Students with or at risk for learning disabilities (LDs), who are at increased risk for academic failure, may benefit from instruction to promote self-determination skills. Causal Agency Theory…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Reading Achievement, Reading Improvement, Elementary School Students
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MacArthur, Charles A.; Philippakos, Zoi A.; Graham, Steve – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2016
The purpose of the current study was to develop and validate a measure of motivation for use with basic college writers that would measure self-efficacy, achievement goals, beliefs, and affect. As part of a design research project on curriculum for community college developmental writing classes, 133 students in 11 classes completed the motivation…
Descriptors: College Students, Writing Instruction, Student Motivation, Evaluation Methods
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Nunez, Jose Carlos; Gonzalez-Pienda, Julio Antonio; Rodriguez, Celestino; Valle, Antonio; Gonzalez-Cabanach, Ramon; Rosario, Pedro – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2011
In the present work, the hypothesis of the existence of diverse motivational profiles in students with learning difficulties (LD) and the differential implications for intervention in the classroom are analyzed. Various assessment scales (academic goals, self-concept, and causal attributions) were administered to a sample of 259 students with LD,…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Learning Problems, Multivariate Analysis, Foreign Countries
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Konrad, Moira; Fowler, Catherine H.; Walker, Allison R.; Test, David W.; Wood, Wendy M. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2007
Given the importance of both academic and self-determination skills for students with disabilities, it is important to identify efficient ways to deliver instruction in these essential areas. This literature review synthesizes intervention research that has examined the effects of self-determination interventions on academic skills for students…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, Intervention, Hyperactivity
Sideridis, Georgios D. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2006
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the regulation of goal orientations and strong "oughts" in students with learning disabilities (LD). Participants were 132 Greek students with state-identified LD using the achievement-discrepancy criterion, and 538 typical students. The first hypothesis tested was that feeling obliged to…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Learning Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Motivation