NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 11 results Save | Export
Mount, Rebecca H.; Hastings, Richard P.; Reilly, Sheena; Cass, Hilary; Charman, Tony – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2003
A study compared 143 girls (ages 6-14) with Rett syndrome with 85 girls with severe mental retardation on the Developmental Behavior Checklist. Girls with Rett syndrome presented more "autistic relating" and fewer antisocial behaviors. When compared to children with autism, they did not present with classic autistic behavioral features.…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Classification
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Reiff, Henry B.; And Others – Remedial and Special Education, 1995
A qualitative research project with 71 successful adults with learning disabilities found that their individual achievements shared commonalities which can be taught and learned. A model of vocational success is presented which inculcates behaviors that facilitate adult adjustment. The model's focus is on student strengths rather than weaknesses.…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Characteristics
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Longstreet, Wilma S. – Educational Research Quarterly, 1978
Teachers may want to observe and record differences among students that appear to be ethnically derived--that is, developed prior to the age of ten or twelve, and separate from individual personality traits. Action research is recommended to relate these characteristics to the appropriate learning style for each child. (CTM)
Descriptors: Action Research, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Style, Cultural Pluralism
Soares, Louise M.; Soares, Anthony T. – 1977
The main objective of the research was to define and dimensionalize the self concept. In a theoretical approach similar to the debates on the meaning of intelligence, this study attempted to determine whether the self concept is a general factor which explains more specific selves, whether it connotes a hierarchical structure, or whether it is…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Characteristics
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Weintraub, Sheldon; And Others – American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 1975
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Exceptional Child Research
PDF pending restoration PDF pending restoration
Lieberman, J. Nina – 1975
Playfulness, a personality trait consisting of sense of humor, manifest joy, and spontaneity, was demonstrated to relate to divergent thinking at the kindergarten and high-school levels. The differential valence given to it by kindergarten-teachers and JHS- and HS-teachers was discussed in relation to creative potential. There was a consensus of…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Classroom Environment, Creativity
PDF pending restoration PDF pending restoration
Shaughnessy, Michael F.; Scott, Patricia Carol – 1985
This paper addresses issues regarding the hyperactive child, the impulsive child, and the low frustration tolerance child. It points out the subjectivity involved in identifying children as hyperactive, and outlines various forms of hyperactivity: the child who is in constant movement, the child who manages control in school but exhibits whirlwind…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Child Rearing, Conceptual Tempo
Miller, Darcy; And Others – 1992
This paper offers profiles of females with behavioral/emotional disorders and suggests that these young women have unique needs. The paper discusses selected characteristics and assessment considerations and offers recommendations that will facilitate more responsive social, correctional, and educational programming. Characteristics of these young…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns, Child Abuse, Delinquency
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Hallahan, Daniel P.; Kauffman, James M. – Journal of Special Education, 1977
Children traditionally labeled learning disabled, mildly emotionally disturbed, and educable mentally retarded are considered within a behavioral rather than a categorical framework. (Author/SBH)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Garrison, Karen R. – 1979
Theories and research findings relating to the development, treatment, and effects of communication apprehension (CA) are presented in this paper. The first section, which traces the etiology and development of CA, posits a relationship between environment, personality constellations, and CA. A section on treatment of CA reviews and compares three…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Communication Apprehension, Communication Research
Lambert, Nadine M. – 1987
An interactional model explaining predisposition to hyperactivity asserts that being identified, diagnosed, and treated as hyperactive is a function of biological factors, early health and temperament, family characteristics, and the quality of the home environment. A longitudinal study involving 367 subjects, aged 17-18, tested the interactional…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns