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Williams, Robert E.; And Others – 1985
Four studies were conducted examining aspects of the social-emotional development of learning disabled elementary and secondary aged individuals. Results of the studies showed that learning disabled (LD) Ss had significantly lower self-concepts than non-learning disabled (NLD) subjects, but did not show significantly greater discrepancy between…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Emotional Development, Learning Disabilities, Locus of Control
Ryckman, David B.; Peckham, Percy D. – Learning Disabilities Research, 1986
The Survey of Achievement Responsibility was used to compare causal attribution patterns of 376 learning disabled (LD) boys and 177 LD girls (grades 4-11). Girls had higher effort and luck attributions in academic success situations than did boys and higher ability attributions for academic failure situations. (Author/JW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Attribution Theory, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedLicht, Barbara G.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1985
This study compared the causal attribution by sex for academic failures of 38 learning disabled and 38 nondisabled elementary school students. The relationship between different attributional tendencies and a reading persistence task were also examined. (BS)
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Attribution Theory, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedRing, Mary Milleret; Reetz, Linda – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 2000
A survey of 35 middle school students with learning disabilities found that students receiving moderate accommodations and adapted grades attributed their highest grade more to effort than did students receiving minimal accommodations and no adapted grades. Boys attributed the factor of teacher helpfulness significantly higher than girls for…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Achievement, Grading, Individual Power
