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Peng, Peng; Fuchs, Douglas – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2016
Children with learning difficulties suffer from working memory (WM) deficits. Yet the specificity of deficits associated with different types of learning difficulties remains unclear. Further research can contribute to our understanding of the nature of WM and the relationship between it and learning difficulties. The current meta-analysis…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Short Term Memory, Meta Analysis, Verbal Ability
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Maag, John W.; Reid, Robert – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2006
Researchers have found that students with learning disabilities (LD) obtain statistically higher scores on measures of depression than their peers without LD. However, what is not known is whether students with LD display greater levels of clinical depression than their peers without LD. If they do, then special education services should address…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Learning Disabilities, Measures (Individuals), Scores
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Frazier, Thomas W.; Youngstrom, Eric A.; Glutting, Joseph J.; Watkins, Marley W. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2007
This article presents results from two interrelated studies. The first study conducted a meta-analysis of the published literature since 1990 to determine the magnitude of achievement problems associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Effect sizes were significantly different between participants with and without ADHD…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Student Attitudes, College Students, Standardized Tests