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Understanding Impulsivity among Children with Specific Learning Disabilities in Inclusion Schools
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Al-Dababneh, Kholoud Adeeb; Al-Zboon, Eman K. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2018
Impulsive behavior is a characteristic of children with specific learning disabilities (SLD), and is related to learning ability. The present study aims to identify impulsivity behavior in children with SLD who attend inclusion schools, from their resource room teachers' perspectives. A 31-item questionnaire that addressed four subscales was…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Inclusion, Questionnaires, Teacher Surveys
Pupil Engaged Learning Time: Concepts, Findings and Implications.
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Smyth, W. John – Australian Journal of Education, 1980
Recent research has substantiated long-standing beliefs of classroom teachers about the relationship between pupil engagement and achievement; one of these is that increased pupil involvement or attention to the learning task increases learning. Additionally, consistent teaching behaviors and classroom variables are frequently associated with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention, Attention Control, Attention Span
Variety of Procedures and Its Effects in Skills-Oriented, Fifth Grade Classrooms.
Kirley, Jacqueline P. – 1981
The extent of variety in structure and format of teaching mathematics in fifth grade classrooms and its relation to student attention was studied. The data for this study consisted of observations made in eighteen math classes for a period of six to ten days with a mean of over eight days. Seatwork and recitation accounted for over 95 percent of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Control, Attention Span, Class Organization
Administration Booklet: Teachers' Rating Questionnaire (Grade 1). Revised Form 1974. Paper No. 125.
Wright, E.N.; Wyman, W.C. – 1974
Specific criteria for the rating of each questionnaire item are explained in detail. The teacher is asked, after reading the questions carefully, to assign each first grade student a rating for every question. This rating should be based on a personal knowledge of the student. The booklet is divided into three sections w1th section 1 focusing on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, Attention Control, Attention Span
Self-Recording in a Classroom for Students with Mild to Moderate Mental Handicaps: Effects on Productivity and On-Task Behavior.
McCarl, Joanne J.; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1991
Three highly distractible female students, aged 9 through 11, with mild to moderate mental handicaps completed a 5-step training process followed by student self-monitoring with no tangible extrinsic reinforcement for improved performance. Results found increased on-task behavior in all subjects and increased academic productivity in two.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Control, Attention Span, Behavior Change
The Effects of Teacher Wait-Time and Questioning Quality on Middle School Science Achievement.
Tobin, Kenneth G.; Capie, William – 1980
An experiment was conducted on the effects of two teacher variables and student engagement on science achievement. The variables included: teacher wait-time, defined as the length of the pause preceding a teacher utterance; and questioning quality, a generic term used to describe cognitive level, clarity, and relevance of questioning. Thirteen…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academic Achievement, Attention Control, Attention Span