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Porlier, Pascale; Saint-Laurent, Lise; Page, Pierre – 1999
This study compared the perceptions of 227 ninth- and tenth-grade students with learning disabilities in regular and special secondary classrooms. Students' perceptions of their classroom environment and their social competence were assessed. Results showed that students with learning disabilities perceived regular classes as being better…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Foreign Countries, High Schools
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Watson, Judith – British Journal of Special Education, 1999
Considers the potential of social-constructivist ideas of teaching and learning for pupils with learning difficulties from a British perspective. Reports on a study with a class of eight students with moderate learning disabilities studying the local community. Benefits to individual students in the development of conceptual understanding and…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Methods, Foreign Countries
Green, Pamela; Gilbert, Janice T. – 1994
This report describes a program for improving the behavior of seventh and eighth grade students with learning disabilities in a self-contained classroom setting. Analysis of probable causes revealed that students demonstrated a lack of problem-solving skills, showed a low frustration tolerance, and exhibited poor self-concepts. Two major…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Field Trips