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Peer reviewedGregg, Noel; Ferri, Beth; Hoy, Cheri; Stennett, Robert B. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2000
A study of 172 male and 120 female college students with learning disabilities investigated interaction of gender and ability on cognitive, language, and achievement variables. Most measures were strongly related to general cognitive ability. Gender differences were found for general short-term memory on one cognitive measure and the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development
Peer reviewedPrevatt, Frances; Proctor, Briley – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2003
College students (n=204) who had difficulties in both foreign language and math (FLD/MD), only math difficulties, or only foreign language difficulties (FLD) were studied. The students with FLD showed a pattern of deficits on subtests measuring grammar and spelling, long-term memory, and visual phonology. More males were referred for FLD.…
Descriptors: College Students, Grammar, Higher Education, Incidence
Direct linkPrevatt, Frances; Proctor, Briley – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2003
Two hundred four (204) college students who had difficulties in both foreign language and math (FLD/MD), only math difficulties (MD), or only foreign language difficulties (FLD) were studied. Analysis of prevalence of presenting problems indicated that FLD and FLD/MD are relatively uncommon, compared to MD. Comparisons among the three groups…
Descriptors: College Students, Learning Problems, Phonology, Second Language Learning
