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Academic Self-Efficacy, Sense of Coherence, Hope and Tiredness among College Students with Learning Disabilities
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Ben-Naim, Shiri; Laslo-Roth, Roni; Einav, Michal; Biran, Hadar; Margalit, Malka – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2017
Some resilient students with LD succeed 'against the odds' and reach college. The goals of the study are to explore their resources and barriers during their studies. The relationships between academic self-efficacy (ASE) and personal resources (sense of coherence (SOC) and hope) among college students with learning disabilities (LD) will be…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Self Efficacy, College Students, Statistical Analysis
Patterns of Cognitive Strengths and Weaknesses: Identification Rates, Agreement, and Validity for Learning Disabilities Identification
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Miciak, Jeremy; Fletcher, Jack M.; Stuebing, Karla K.; Vaughn, Sharon; Tolar, Tammy D. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2014
Few empirical investigations have evaluated learning disabilities (LD) identification methods based on a pattern of cognitive strengths and weaknesses (PSW). This study investigated the reliability and validity of two proposed PSW methods: the concordance/discordance method (C/DM) and cross battery assessment (XBA) method. Cognitive assessment…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification, Cognitive Measurement, Adolescents
Academic Achievement and Memory Differences among Specific Learning Disabilities Subtypes
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Carmichael, Jessica A.; Fraccaro, Rebecca L.; Miller, Daniel C.; Maricle, Denise E. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2014
Reading, writing, and math are academic skills involving a number of different executive functions, particularly working memory. Children with specific learning disabilities (SLD) may present myriad academic difficulties, depending on their specific area(s) of processing weakness. is study examined differences in academic achievement and working…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Memory, Learning Disabilities, Executive Function
Perceived Close Relationships with Parents, Teachers, and Peers: Predictors of Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Features in Adolescents With LD or Comorbid LD and ADHD
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Al-Yagon, Michal – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2016
This study examined the role of adolescents' perceived close relationships with significant others (attachment relationships with mothers/fathers, appraisal of homeroom teacher as secure base, and quality of peer friendship) in explaining differences in their socioemotional and behavioral functioning (peer-network/peer-dyadic loneliness,…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Teacher Student Relationship, Peer Relationship, Predictor Variables
Perceptions of Social Support among Male and Female Students with Specific Learning Disabilities and in General Education
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Carpenter, Jennifer Short – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Previous research has recognized the significant relationship between perceived social support and resiliency in children and adolescents without disabilities, but less is known about the perceptions of social support among youth with disabilities. Available research suggests that students with disabilities report lower levels of social support…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Social Media, Middle School Students, High School Students
Academic and Behavioral Characteristics of Emotionally Disturbed, Learning-Disabled, and General Education Students at a Secondary Residential School
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Gaskins, Courtney – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study provides a description of the academic functioning levels and performance gains of adolescents (n = 423) attending a residential school over a seven year period using secondary data. Students ranged in age from 12 to 18 and represented a wide range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds. The vast majority of the sample were males (68%).…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Substance Abuse, Placement, Written Language