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Peer reviewedMcIntyre, Curtis W.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1981
To test the suggestion that a deficit in selective attention is characteristic of learning disabled (LD) but not hyperactive (H) children, 72 students (12 LDH, 12 H, and 36 normal Ss) were timed on visual search tasks. (Author)
Descriptors: Attention, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Hyperactivity
Peer reviewedMazer, Suzanne R.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1983
Two experiments tested possible explanations for previous research demonstrating lower span of apprehension for learning disabled students. In experiment 1, the length of visual persistence was less for LD subjects, while in experiment 2, the rate of information pick-up was slower for LD subjects. (CL)
Descriptors: Attention, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Learning Processes
