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A Multiple-Group Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Self-Determination between Groups of Adolescents with Intellectual Disability or Learning Disabilities
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Seong, Youjin; Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Palmer, Susan B.; Little, Todd D. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2015
Promoting self-determination has been identified as an important practice for the successful transition of youth and young adults with disabilities, and numerous studies have examined the relationship between levels of self-determination and transition-related and postsecondary outcomes. Only a few such studies, however, have examined the global…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Adolescents, Mental Retardation, Learning Disabilities
Self-Esteem among Boys with and without Specific Learning Disabilities.
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Bingham, Grace – Child Study Journal, 1980
The self-esteem of 120 males with and without specific learning disabilities, at each of two levels of development (preadolescent and adolescent) was measured using Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory. (MP)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Individual Differences
Individual Differences in the Self-Image of Adolescents with Learning Disabilities: The Roles of Severity, Time of Diagnosis, and Parental Perceptions.
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Raviv, Dorit; Stone, C. Addison – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1991
This study found that 49 adolescents with learning disabilities (LD) scored lower than 49 normally achieving peers on a self-image questionnaire. Later-diagnosed adolescents with LD scored higher than early diagnosed adolescents. LD severity was not related to self-image. Moderate relationships were found between parents' perceptions and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Handicap Identification, Individual Differences, Learning Disabilities
Comprehension of Students with or without Learning Disabilities: Identification of Narrative Themes and Idiosyncratic Text Representations.
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Williams, Joanna P. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1993
Ten learning-disabled adolescents (LDs) performed a reading comprehension task below the level of same-age nondisabled students (NLDs) but at the same level as younger NLDs (YNDs). On a measure of incipient awareness of theme, LDs scored below YNDs. Why LDs have difficulty getting the point is discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education
Self-Determination Skills and Opportunities of Transition-Age Youth with Emotional Disturbance and Learning Disabilities
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Carter, Erik W.; Lane, Kathleen L.; Pierson, Melinda R.; Glaeser, Barbara – Exceptional Children, 2006
This study examined the self-determination of adolescents with emotional disturbance (ED) and learning disabilities (LD) from the perspectives of special educators, parents, and the students themselves. Differences in self-determination ratings were associated with both disability group and respondent. Specifically, adolescents with ED were found…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Special Education Teachers, Emotional Disturbances, Learning Disabilities
Speech Recognition-based and Automaticity Programs to Help Students with Severe Reading and Spelling Problems
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Higgins, Eleanor L.; Raskind, Marshall H. – Annals of Dyslexia, 2004
This study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of two programs developed by the Frostig Center Research Department to improve the reading and spelling of students with learning disabilities (LD): a computer Speech Recognition-based Program (SRBP) and a computer and text-based Automaticity Program (AP). Twenty-eight LD students with reading…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Reading Programs, Reading Improvement, Learning Disabilities