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Li-Chih Wang; Sau Mei Stephanie Chu; Ji-Kang Chen – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2024
This study aims to bridge the research gap in the humour comprehension problems of individuals with dyslexia in Chinese culture. We conducted a nonexperimental study to examine the differences between Chinese adolescents with and without dyslexia in visual humour comprehension as well as the group differences in the correlation of visual humour…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Humor, Dyslexia, Students with Disabilities
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Bishara, Saied – Cogent Education, 2023
This study examined the association between humor, motivation, and achievements in mathematics in students with learning disabilities. For this study, 80 sixth-grade students with learning disabilities who attend integrated classes in a general education school were tested using three instruments: a questionnaire about incorporating humor in…
Descriptors: Humor, Student Motivation, Mathematics Achievement, Students with Disabilities
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Saied Bishara – Educational Research and Reviews, 2023
This study examined how metacognitive knowledge and locus of control are associated with understanding mathematical jokes in students with and without learning disabilities. This study looked at a sample of 60 ninth-grade students of which 30 had a learning disability diagnosis and 30 had no learning disabilities. Students were tested using three…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Locus of Control, Humor, Mathematics Instruction
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Watermeyer, Brian; Lourens, Heidi; Botha, Michelle; Khumalo, Benedict; Kelly, Jane; Shanda, Nozwelo – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2023
Training teachers of learners with visual impairment (VI) emphasise instrumental skills such as curriculum adaptation and assistive technology, at times ignoring anxieties and attitudes within teachers surrounding disability. South Africa's education system faces a huge backlog in VI teacher training, which is being addressed by intensive short…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Visual Impairments, Teacher Competencies, Blindness
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Mathew, Shalini – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2020
Adolescents with specific learning disabilities face more challenges due to their poor academic performance, affecting the development of social skills and struggles in identity formation. This study examined the coping and perceived social support of adolescents with and without learning disabilities. This study also investigated the relationship…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Disabilities, Adolescents, Coping
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Kennedy, Alana M.; Haydon, Todd; Plano Clark, Vicki L. – Preventing School Failure, 2023
The aim of the present qualitative interview study was to explore how teachers working at an alternative education setting serving students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) build relationships with their students. In-depth interviews with five instructors resulted in the development of seven interrelated themes concerning the key…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Nontraditional Education, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders