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Firth, Nola; Frydenberg, Erica; Steeg, Charlotte; Bond, Lyndal – Dyslexia, 2013
A dyslexia coping programme entitled "Success and Dyslexia" was implemented in two primary schools within a whole-class coping programme and whole-school dyslexia professional development context. One hundred and two year 6 students, 23 of whom had dyslexia, undertook surveys pretest, post-test and at 1-year follow-up. Effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Learning Disabilities, Elementary School Students, Dyslexia
Henderson, Kristina M. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study investigated the impact of a seven-session career intervention in a First Year Experience course on the dysfunctional career thoughts, locus of control, and career decision self-efficacy of underprepared college students. The career intervention was based on the cognitive information processing approach to career decision making…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Locus of Control, College Students, Courses
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Kylliainen, Anneli; Hietanen, Jari K. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2006
The effects of another person's gaze on physiological arousal were investigated by measuring skin conductance responses (SCR). Twelve able children with autism and 12 control children were shown face stimuli with straight gaze (eye contact) or averted gaze on a computer monitor. In children with autism, the responses to straight gaze were stronger…
Descriptors: Responses, Children, Autism, Control Groups