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Peer reviewedSwanson, H. Lee; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1993
Evaluation of the relationship between metacognition and analogical reasoning in 80 children (mildly retarded, learning disabled, normal achieving, and gifted) suggests that retarded children's performance reflected a central processing deficiency across processes, learning-disabled children's performance reflected specific processing…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academically Gifted, Analogy, Cognitive Processes
Peer reviewedMontague, Marjorie; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1993
Junior high school students (n=72) with learning disabilities received direct instruction in cognitive strategies, instruction in metacognitive activities, or both. Students improved in mathematical word problem performance and compared well with normally achieving peers. Discussion focuses on the treatment effects and maintenance and the issue of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Instructional Effectiveness, Junior High Schools, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedGarnett, Katherine – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1992
Insights from both cognitive psychology and learning disabilities intervention research are presented to improve understanding of the processes by which number fact fluency develops. Discussion includes assessment guidelines and learning strategies such as counting all, counting on, and alternative groupings. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, Computation
