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Ahmed Alghamdi – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Learning mathematics is difficult for many students, especially students with mathematics learning disabilities MLD. To improve the academic achievement for students with MLD, educational legislations (IDEA 2004; ESSA 2015) mandate that schools must use evidence-base core curricula. Textbooks conveys the intended values and principles for…
Descriptors: Word Problems (Mathematics), Problem Solving, Mathematics Instruction, Concept Formation
Amy K. Peterson – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study investigated the effects of "Sketch and Speak" expository language intervention for adolescent students with language-related learning disabilities (LLD). Students with LLD have trouble understanding and using academic language for reading and writing and often benefit from explicit instruction in these areas. "Sketch and…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Intervention
Ronnie M. Tarchichi – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Current research has shown that writing to learn strategies have a positive impact on overall student learning. However, previous studies mainly assessed student learning through instruments that have been self-designed by researchers and there is little research examining relations between writing to learn strategies and science related context…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Grade 9, Grade 10, Learning Strategies
Hana M. Almohamadi – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Students who have problems comprehending textual material tend to experience failing grades, peer rejection, and even social isolation. Furthermore, students with poor reading comprehension demonstrate poor academic performance in all subjects, not due to difficulty in learning specific subject content (i.e., math, history, etc.), but rather their…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language), Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities
Carolyn P. Corbran – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This work explored how the experiences of students with learning disabilities (SLDs) using accommodations in college and graduate courses were impacted by their perceptions of their faculty as supportive or unsupportive of their learning and accommodation needs. This work paid attention to the differences between supportive and unsupportive…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, College Faculty, Teacher Student Relationship
Fuentes, Elizabeth B. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Research has shown that students with learning disabilities who have experienced consistent failures display low academic self-efficacy. Research has also demonstrated that self-efficacy is a key component in academic performance and motivation. Academic interventions are often used to target skill deficits for students with learning disabilities.…
Descriptors: High School Students, Learning Disabilities, Students with Disabilities, Mathematics Achievement
Ivana Rich – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of the Livescribeâ„¢ Symphony smartpen and the Cornell note-taking strategy on the lecture comprehension and quality of written notes of college student-athletes with learning disabilities. To explore educational tools and strategies that can assist students with learning disabilities in overcoming…
Descriptors: Action Research, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education, Notetaking
Nahed Mohammed Binbakhit – ProQuest LLC, 2020
This qualitative study explored the challenges and obstacles confronting students with learning disabilities who receive assistance from support service centers at Saudi Arabia universities. It also addressed the strategies and skills that students used to overcome these challenges and reviewed the recommendations for the further development of…
Descriptors: Barriers, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, State Universities
Washington, Dora Jean – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This study explored the learning experiences of higher education students who suffered childhood trauma (CT). Eleven participants both undergraduate and graduate who attended a Midwestern university self-identified as CT survivors. There was research on the negative impact of CT on learning in children and adolescents, as well as posttraumatic…
Descriptors: Trauma, Learning Experience, Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students
Baharev, Zulejka – ProQuest LLC, 2016
At the start of the 21st century large scale educational initiatives reshaped the landscape of general education setting rigorous academic expectations to all students. Despite the legal efforts to improve K-12 education, an abundance of research indicates that students entering college often lack basic learning and study skills. For adolescents…
Descriptors: Notetaking, Learning Strategies, Recall (Psychology), Comprehension
Freeman, Shaqwana Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Students with learning disabilities are most typically characterized as struggling readers (i.e., 80-90% of students are identified on the basis of reading failure; LD OnLine, 2008 Lerner, 1989; Lyon, Fletcher, Shaywitz, Torgesen, Wood, et al., 2001); however, as many as 50% of students with learning disabilities have IEP goals in the area of…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Students, Problem Solving
Cohen, Nicole Amanda – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Students with language-based learning disabilities demonstrate learning challenges that must be addressed to enable them to succeed academically. Some of these students have difficulty with the process of organizing their thoughts about information acquired and expressing them in the form of an explanation, both of which are critical to effective…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Learning Disabilities, Toys, Language Impairments
Aming-Attai, Rachael – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Recent reform efforts in mathematics education call for the development of early algebraic reasoning, and for the provision of rich mathematical experiences for all students. In spite of such emphasis, many elementary school students, especially those with mathematical learning disabilities (MLD), often experience great difficulty in early algebra…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students, Grade 6
Hoover, Theresa M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
High school students with Learning Disabilities (LD) often have difficulty expressing their thoughts in writing. At the secondary level, writing becomes paramount to successfully navigating the curriculum and expressing knowledge. In this study, the effectiveness of Self-Regulated Strategy Development for POW ("P"ick my idea, "O"rganize my notes,…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, High School Students, Learning Strategies, Writing (Composition)
Thone, Jaime L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
As educational professionals strive to help students become efficient and effective learners, they must assist in the development of student learning strategies and a greater understanding of the learning process. The purpose of this study was to analyze and compare the learning pattern preferences of middle and high school students in general…
Descriptors: Special Education, Preferences, Study Habits, Cognitive Style