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Cacace, Margaret – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of Google Classroom on the outcomes of students with learning disabilities in the mathematics classroom. Specifically, the study evaluated students' organizational skills, student achievement, and student satisfaction. The study included 7 high school students, 4 males and 3 females, in an…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Mathematics Instruction, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities
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von Mizener, Briana H.; Williams, Robert L. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2009
This article provides an overview of the empirical effects of students' academic choices on academic performance (e.g., amount, quality, and rate of work). Twenty-nine separate experiments within 26 publications were included in the review. The choices involved performance goals and standards, the nature of assignments, instructional support…
Descriptors: Assignments, Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Rewards
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Stenhoff, Donald M.; Davey, Bryan J.; Lignugaris/Kraft, Benjamin – Education and Treatment of Children, 2008
The effects of choosing between two academic assignments on task completion and percent correct by a ninth grade student with a learning disability was investigated. This case study extended the efficacy of antecedent based intervention as an instructional modification. Further, the study extends previous research by investigating the effect of…
Descriptors: Assignments, Intervention, Student Attitudes, Learning Disabilities
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Wildmon, Mark E.; Skinner, Christopher H.; Watson, T. Steuart; Garrett, L. Shan – School Psychology Quarterly, 2004
Active student responding is often required to remedy computation skill deficits in students with learning disabilities. However, these students may find computation assignments unrewarding and frustrating, and be less likely to choose to engage in assigned computation tasks. In the current study, middle school students with learning disabilities…
Descriptors: Assignments, Mathematics Education, Learning Disabilities, Mathematics Skills
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Nelson, Janet S.; Epstein, Michael H.; Bursuck, William D.; Jayanthi, Madhavi; Sawyer, Valerie – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1998
A study examined the preferences of 211 middle school students (including 17 students with learning or behavior disabilities) for 17 homework adaptations. Lowest ratings were given for teachers giving students different assignments than those given to other students in the class. Preferences were not mediated by learning or behavioral disability.…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Assignments, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Behavior Disorders
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Gajria, Meenakshi; Salend, Spencer J. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1995
This study examined the homework practices of 48 students (ages 11-15) with learning disabilities and 48 nondisabled students. Although there were some similarities in homework practices of both groups, the students with learning disabilities engaged to a significantly greater extent in practices that interfered with homework completion.…
Descriptors: Assignments, Comparative Analysis, Homework, Intermediate Grades
Technical Assistance ALLIANCE for Parent Centers, 2006
This study summarizes 20 studies of more than 4600 students in kindergarten through Grade 12. Seven hundred sixty of the students have learning disabilities. The studies cover a 22 year period. They looked at students' views, opinions, and attitudes on teacher practices in inclusive, general education classrooms. Seven areas were explored: (1)…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Homework, Student Needs, Elementary Secondary Education