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Madaus, Joseph W.; Faggella-Luby, Michael N.; Dukes, Lyman L., III – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Successful transition to postsecondary education for students with learning disabilities requires application of both academic and non-academic skills to meet the increased demands of the college environment. While academic skills are often of primary consideration, this article addresses critical non-academic factors that impact the academic…
Descriptors: College Students, Self Efficacy, Learning Disabilities, Academic Achievement
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Lock, Robin H.; Layton, Carol A. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2008
This study examined the relationship between GPAs and attendance at individualized tutoring sessions for 530 students with learning disabilities enrolled in a student support program. Student GPA and attendance records for individualized tutoring sessions identified two groups: four or fewer and five or more no shows over a nine-semester period.…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Learning Disabilities, Academic Achievement, Tutoring
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Coombs-Ashton, Tamarah M. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1993
Twenty-five university students with learning disabilities were interviewed relating to specific work habits necessary for successful functioning in an undergraduate program. Only 4 of 10 work habits were reported as acquired by 70% or more of the students. There was no correlation between overall self-rating and cumulative grade point average.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, College Students, Higher Education
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Prevatt, 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