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Brown, Ronald T.; Wynne, Martha Ellen – 1982
Sustained attention and inhibitory control of 15 nonhyperactive, learning disabled (LD) boys, 15 hyperactive but not LD boys, and 15 normal boys (11-12 years old) were studied, on teacher ratings of impulse control in the classroom and testing results. Coming to attention, decision making, sustained attention, and attention-concentration were…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Attention Span, Behavior Problems, Classroom Research
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Long, James D.; Riddle, David; Knight, Cheryl S. – Journal of Developmental Education, 1999
Identifies behaviors of professors and students that might facilitate or hinder the teaching-learning process. Analyzes questionnaire responses of students from two groups (university honors students and students with learning disabilities) and compares them with those of traditional students from a 1997 study. Offers recommendations for dealing…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Honors Curriculum, Learning Disabilities, Learning Processes
Munroe, Mary Jeanne – 1982
Presbyopia, a condition which affects the eye's ability to change focus or to produce a clear image, makes an appropriate analogy through which to consider educational access for special needs students. Presbyopia can be corrected with properly fitted glasses; new "glasses" should be "prescribed" for teachers so that distortions related to student…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Learning Processes