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McGahee, Dwannal W.; King-Sears, Margaret E.; Evmenova, Anya S. – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2021
Self-advocacy is an important skill, especially as students transition from high school to postsecondary settings. In this study, five high-school students with specific learning disabilities (SLD) were taught to use a self-advocacy intervention to learn to request academic accommodations. A multiple-baseline across participants design was used to…
Descriptors: High School Students, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Role Playing
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Gentile, J. Ronald; Wainwright, Laura Cox – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1994
Discusses the effects of mastery learning and criterion-referenced grading schemes on student memory and motivation to succeed. Indicates that such programs are effective in college level developmental education programs. Provides suggestions for establishing criterion-referenced grading schemes, including several variants of mastery grading…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Students, Competency Based Education, Individual Development
Luke, Stephen D. – National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities, 2006
With this inaugural edition of "Evidence for Education," NICHCY launches a new publication series exploring the best evidence-based practices education has to offer. "Strategy Instruction" is a powerful student-centered approach to teaching that is backed by years of quality research. In fact, strategic approaches to learning…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Study Habits, Skill Development, Self Management