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Peer reviewedBryan, J. H.; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1983
The "Test Anxiety Scale for Children" and the "Lie Scale for Children" were administered to 60 children, half of whom were defined by schools as learning disabled (LD). LD subjects were more anxious than the nondisabled, and their test anxiety was significantly related to reading and mathematics achievement scores. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Expectation, Learning Disabilities, Mathematics Achievement
Peer reviewedPflaum, Susanna W.; Pascarella, Ernest T. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1982
Given a consistent interaction of student locus of attribution and mode of teacher response, the study sought to determine whether attribution levels could be changed for 69 elementary grade learning disabled students and poor readers. The results indicate that difficulty is encountered in trying to change students' attributions, (Author/SEW)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Elementary Education, Feedback, Helplessness
