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The Effects of Coaching on the Standardized Test Performance of Learning Disabled and Behaviorally Disordered Students.
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Scruggs, Thomas E.; And Others – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1986
The effectiveness of small group instruction in test taking skills was evaluated with 85 learning disabled or behaviorally disordered students in grades four to six. Trained students scored significantly higher than nontrained students on Stanford Achievement subtests of word study skills and mathematics concepts. (DB)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Behavior Disorders, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Education
Improving the Test-Taking Skills of Behaviorally Disordered and Learning Disabled Children.
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Scruggs, Thomas E.; Mastropieri, Margo A. – Exceptional Children, 1986
Learning disabled and behaviorally disordered third and fourth grade students were taught test taking skills such as attending to appropriate stimuli, marking answers carefully, using time well, and avoiding errors. These students scored significantly higher than their untrained peers on the Word Study Skills subtest of the Stanford Achievement…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Behavior Disorders, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities