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Comparison of Students Classified as LD Who Petitioned for or Fulfilled the College Foreign Language Requirement.
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Sparks, Richard L.; Philips, Lois; Ganschow, Leonore; Javorsky, James – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1999
A comparison of 46 college students with learning disabilities (LD) who received permission to waive a foreign language (FL) requirement with 21 students with LD who fulfilled the requirement found that more students who had petitioned had a 1.0 standard deviation discrepancy between IQ and achievement and were referred only for FL learning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Graduation Requirements
Students Classified as LD and the College Foreign Language Requirement: A Quantitative Analysis.
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Sparks, Richard L.; Philips, Lois; Ganschow, Leonore; Javorsky, James – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1999
A study of 86 college students with learning disabilities (LD) that received permission to substitute courses for a foreign language (FL) requirement found that there were no differences in cognitive and academic achievement among students with different levels of discrepancy, graduating grade point average (GPA), or college FL GPA. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Grade Point Average