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Neuroanatomical and Neuropsychological Correlates of the Cerebellum in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder-Combined Type
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Bledsoe, Jesse C.; Semrud-Clikeman, Margaret; Pliszka, Steven R. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2011
Objective: Studies of healthy individuals and those with cerebellar damage have implicated the cerebellum in a variety of cognitive and behavioral processes. Decreased cerebellar volume has been found in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and differentially related to behavioral outcomes. The present study investigated…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorders, Learning Disabilities, Neurology
Test Anxiety in Adolescents with Learning Disabilities and Behavior Disorders.
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Swanson, Sue; Howell, Carol – Exceptional Children, 1996
This study investigated the relative influence on test anxiety of academic self-concept, cognitive interference (experience of task irrelevant thoughts), academic achievement, and study skills, with 82 adolescents with learning disabilities and behavior disorders. Results showed a positive relationship between test anxiety and cognitive…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Disorders, Cognitive Processes, Learning Disabilities
A Self-Regulated Learning Approach for Children with Learning/Behavior Disorders
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Benevento, Joan A. – Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Ltd, 2004
This book is designed to be an intervention model based on the concepts of Piaget's study of constructivism. The application of this approach will help children with learning/ behavioral disorders actively participate in a fuller integration of their own psychomotor, affective, and cognitive information processing skills and adaptation. The work…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Intervention, Special Education, Behavior Disorders
Protocol Analysis of Strategies Used by Students with Mild Disabilities When Solving Arithmetic Word Problems.
Parmar, Rene S. – Diagnostique, 1992
Thirty-one students (ages 8-14) with learning disabilities or behavior disorders solved arithmetic word problems while a narrative protocol was developed. Eight types of cognitive processing difficulties were identified (such as lack of self-correction and inclusion of extraneous information), and the utility of protocol analysis as an assessment…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Advances in Learning and Behavioral Disabilities. Volume 7.
Scruggs, Thomas E., Ed.; Mastropieri, Margo A., Ed. – 1992
This volume presents 10 papers on research and methodology in learning and behavioral disabilities. Papers have the following titles and authors: "Memory Judgments and Allocation of Study Times in Good and Poor Comprehenders" (Ombretta Papetti et al.); "Diagnostic Spelling Analysis Within Curriculum-Based Measurement: Implications…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Behavior Disorders, Cognitive Processes
The Concomitance of Learning Disabilities and Emotional/Behavioral Disorders: A Conceptual Model.
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Rock, Elana E.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1997
Offers a conceptual model for students who manifest symptoms of both learning disabilities and emotional/behavior disorders. The model is based on six functional domains: cognitive processing, social/emotional adjustment, behavioral functioning, academic performance, language functioning, and executive functioning. The model is applied to critical…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Disorders, Cognitive Processes, Communication Skills
Advances in Learning and Behavioral Disabilities. Volume 10. Part A: Theoretical Perspectives [and] Part B: Intervention Research.
Scruggs, Thomas E., Ed.; Mastropieri, Margo A., Ed. – 1996
This two-volume set presents 11 papers on the state of the art in learning and behavioral disabilities, the first volume, Part A, includes 6 papers providing theoretical perspectives and, the second volume, Part B, includes 5 papers on intervention research. The theoretical papers are: "Defining Emotional or Behavioral Disorders: Divergence…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Cognitive Measurement