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Students with Learning Disabilities and Challenging Behaviors in Jordan
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Abu-Hamour, Bashir – International Education Studies, 2014
This paper reports the findings of a study which aimed to explore the learning and behavioral characteristics of students with Learning Disabilities (LDs) in Jordan. Specifically, variables that related to challenging behaviors, school's type, and gender differences were investigated. Four resource room teachers in public and private schools were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Disabilities, Behavior Problems, Student Characteristics
LD Children's Regular Classroom Behavior before and after Identification and Placement.
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White, David F.; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1990
The study compared the regular classroom behavior and teacher ratings of 17 learning-disabled (LD), 16 low average (LA), and 17 average (AV) children in grades 1-2 in 11 schools before and after LD placement in resource programs. Among findings were no preplacement behavior differences and more LD maladaptive behavior patterns at postplacement.…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Learning Disabilities
Microcomputer Use in Resource Rooms with Learning Disabled Children.
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Sapona, Regina H.; And Others – Computers in the Schools, 1986
This study investigated effects of microcomputer placement in three resource rooms for learning disabled elementary school children to explore student and teacher behavior changes and teacher microcomputer use. Results indicate no significant impact on student and teacher behavior. Teacher use varied, with teachers assigning different priority…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Elementary Education, Graphs
The Form and Substance of Secondary Resource Models: Content Area versus Skill Instruction.
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McKenzie, Robert G. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1991
A survey of 48 secondary-level learning disability content teachers and 45 basic skills teachers examined their relationship with the mainstream, curricular structure, instructional methodology, and students' behavioral characteristics. The two groups differed little in how they taught but more in how they perceived their interactions and their…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Delivery Systems, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming
Academic Engagement of Elementary School Children with Learning Disabilities.
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Friedman, Douglas L; And Others – Journal of School Psychology, 1988
Investigated attention-to-task and its relation to instructional context among 24 mainstreamed children with learning disabilities. Observation of students in regular class and resource room revealed significant differences in rate of engagement for classroom setting, type of instruction, and level of peer involvement, indicating that degree of…
Descriptors: Attention, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education
Academic Engagement and Active Responding of Mentally Retarded, Learning Disabled, Emotionally Disturbed and Nonhandicapped Elementary Students. Research Report No. 4. Instructional Alternatives Project.
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Ysseldyke, James E.; And Others – 1987
Observations were conducted to document the active academic responding and academic engagement rates of 122 elementary students (30 learning-disabled, 32 emotionally/behaviorally disturbed, 30 mildly mentally retarded, and 30 self-contained programs. Data were recorded in 10-second intervals for each student over an entire school day. During a…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Emotional Disturbances