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Parental Strategies for Reducing Learned Helpless Behavior among LD Students.
Tollefson, Nona – 1982
A reformulated theory of learned helplessness posits that helplessness may be the outcome of a learning disabled (LD) student's belief of personal or universal helplessness. Motivational, cognitive, and emotional deficits may result. Research on locus of control and persistence as well as on the contrast between mastery (achievement)-oriented…
Descriptors: Achievement, Attribution Theory, Helplessness, Learning Disabilities
Self-Concept and Attributions of the Learning Disabled.
Bryan, Tanis H. – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1986
Studies of learning disabled students' self concept and attributions suggest that the passive learning style may reflect their beliefs that they are not in control of their destinies. The paper reviews strategies to help LD children acquire more adaptive notions about the causes of their successes and failures. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Failure
The Dialogue Page: Teacher and Student Dialogues To Improve Learning Motivation.
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Kozminsky, Ely; Kozminsky, Lea – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2002
This article demonstrates how to improve students' learning motivation by means of an attributional dialogue between teachers and students. Students are asked to describe events and to explain to what they attributed success or failure. Dialogue pages of a typically achieving learner and a student with learning disabilities are provided. (Contains…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Dialog Journals, Elementary Secondary Education, Journal Writing
Attribution Instruction.
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Dohrn, Elizabeth; Bryan, Tanis – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1994
Students with learning disabilities tend to hold an external locus of control for success but an internal locus of control for failure. Attribution feedback, combined with particular task strategies, can lead children to persist longer, acquire adaptive attributions, and make greater academic achievement gains. Attribution instruction can be…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attribution Theory, Behavior Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Assessing Learned Helplessness in Poor Readers.
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Winograd, Peter; Niquette, Garland – Topics in Language Disorders, 1988
Feelings of helplessness can impact on learning to read. This research review illustrates problems in assessing learned helplessness, including instrumentation inadequacies, lack of comprehensive causal schemes, context specificity, etc. Observations of and discussions with the child are recommended in the assessment process. Guidelines for…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicap Identification
Creating Learning Centered Classrooms. What Does Learning Theory Have To Say? ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report, Volume 26, No. 4.
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Stage, Frances K.; Muller, Patricia, A.; Kinzie, Jillian; Simmons, Ada – 1998
This report reviews the literature on learning theories and frameworks applicable to instruction of undergraduate college students. An introductory section provides an overview and discusses the importance of learning frameworks. The first half of the volume addresses various theoretical frameworks in detail. These include: motivation theories,…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Style, College Instruction