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Licht, Barbara G. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1983
The paper reviews research on the effects of motivation on performance of learning disabled children and presents a treatment approach (attribution retraining) designed to help children link their difficulties to factors under their own control. (CL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, Elementary Secondary Education, Failure