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Social Acceptance of Learning Disabled Adolescents.
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Sabornie, Edward J.; Kauffman, James M. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1986
A sociometric rating scale was administered to 46 mainstreamed learning disabled (LD) students. LD and nonhandicapped (NH) students did not differ significantly in regular classroom sociometric status. In addition, LD pupils were as well known as their matched peers and rated fellow LD students in the same classes higher than did NH raters.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming, Peer Acceptance
Sociometric Status and Related Personality Characteristics of Mainstreamed Learning Disabled Adolescents.
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Perlmutter, Barry F.; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1983
Analysis of sociometric ratings for 162 mainstreamed tenth graders revealed that, while learning disabled (LD) Ss were generally less well liked than their peers, a subgroup of the disabled sample was very well regarded. Most of the remaining LD Ss were rated in the neutral rather than the disliked range. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: High Schools, Intergroup Relations, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming
Social Validation: Use of Normative Peer Data to Evaluate LD Interventions.
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Epstein, Michael H.; Cullinan, Douglas – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1979
The article describes the social comparison method of social validation and reports on several studies in which it was used to evaluate interventions with learning disabled (LD) students. Several implications and areas for further study are discussed, relating to the use of the social comparison method in evaluating treatment programs for LD…
Descriptors: Educational Therapy, Evaluation Methods, Intervention, Learning Disabilities
Sociometric Status and Self-Image of Children with Specific and General Learning Disabilities in Dutch General and Special Education Classes
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Bakker, Joep T. A.; Denessen, Eddie; Bosman, Anna M. T.; Krijger, Eva-Maria; Bouts, Lex – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2007
This study focused on the relationship between both achievement level and diagnostic label and sociometric status and self-image of students in Dutch elementary education. In particular, differences between students with specific learning disabilities (SLD) and students with general learning disabilities (GLD) were studied, in regular as well as…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Elementary Education, Females, Learning Disabilities
A Sociometric Analysis of Between-Group Differences and Within-Group Status Variability of Hispanic Learning Disabled and Nonhandicapped Pupils in Academic and Play Contexts.
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Ochoa, Salvador Hector – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1991
Sociometric status assessment of mainstreamed Hispanic pupils in grades four and five found that learning-disabled pupils (n=60) received lower sociometric peer ratings than nonhandicapped peers, though considerable variability existed and sociometric context influenced status. Thirty percent of the disabled sample were in the rejected status…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Hispanic Americans, Intergroup Relations, Intermediate Grades
Comparison of the Peer Status of Mexican-American Students with Learning Disabilities and Non-Disabled Low-Achieving Students.
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Ochoa, Salvador Hector; Palmer, Douglas J. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1995
This study examined effects of achievement on the peer status of Mexican American elementary students (n=43) with learning disabilities (LD) in academic and play contexts. Mexican American students with LD received significantly lower sociometric scores than low-achieving nondisabled Mexican American peers even in classrooms where all students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, Influences
Social Status Differences among Subgroups of LD Boys.
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Landau, Steven; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1987
Subgroups based on differences in Verbal IQ/Performance IQ patterns of 65 learning disabled boys (grades 3-6) were examined through peer nominations of popularity, rejection, behavior problems, and teacher ratings. Those whose Verbal and Performance IQ scales were approximately equal were most often rejected by peers and were perceived as more…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Problems, Elementary Education, Intelligence Tests