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Adding to the Evidence Base: Effects of I-Connect in a Secondary Special Education Rural Classroom
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Jason L. Kester; Leslie Ann Bross – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2024
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a technology-based self-monitoring application, I-Connect, to enhance the on-task behavior of five secondary students (ages 15-16) with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, and specific learning disability during Biology instruction in a rural special education classroom. We…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Learning Disabilities
Self-Monitoring of On-Task Behavior by Adolescents with Learning Disabilities.
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Prater, Mary Anne; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1991
Five single-subject studies indicated that adolescents with learning disabilities can successfully implement self-monitoring procedures in special and regular education settings and correspondingly improve their on-task behavior, without regard to classmates' percentage of on-task behavior and with fading of reinforcement and self-monitoring.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming, Outcomes of Treatment
Promoting Social Integration of Young Children at Risk for Learning Disabilities.
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Odom, Samuel L.; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1982
The Integrated Preschool Curriculum (IPC), which is designed to facilitate the social integration of young children at risk for learning disabilities into mainstreaming and integrated special education classes, was compared with a standard early childhood education model curriculum. The IPC successfully promoted social interaction between…
Descriptors: High Risk Persons, Interaction, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming
Sex and Race Differences in Learning Disabilities Classrooms.
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Leinhardt, Gaea; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1982
Investigated whether differences by sex or race existed in placement, learning disabilities classrooms, teacher contacts, assignment practices, and student learning behavior. Found differences in placement. Similarities were found in teacher treatment, student behavior, and the effects of such behavior on test performance. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities
Teacher Enthusiasm in Learning Disabilities Classrooms: Effects on Learning and Behavior.
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Brigham, Frederick J.; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1992
Sixteen students with learning disabilities in junior high special education classrooms were given instruction in science, with levels of teacher enthusiasm manipulated. Results suggest that more enthusiastic presentations resulted in significantly higher academic achievement and lower levels of off-task behavior. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Junior High Schools, Learning Disabilities, Performance Factors
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