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Peer reviewedAckerman, Peggy T.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1983
Four groups of 7- to 10-year-old girls (N=37), who were either (1) hyperactive, (2) reading disabled, (3) hyperactive and reading disabled, or (4) solely attention disordered, were contrasted with male counterparts on measures of intelligence, achievement, personality, and cognitive style. Among findings were significant sex differences across…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Deficit Disorders, Attention Span, Cognitive Style
Peer reviewedSwanson, H. Lee – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1987
The article provides an overview of a special topical issue on information processing as it relates to learning disabilities. Components of information processing theory are described, a model of information processing is presented, and subsequent articles in the special issue are summarized. (JW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style
Peer reviewedKolligian, John, Jr.; Sternberg, Robert J. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1987
The article describes the triarchic theory of human intelligence, which is composed of three subtheories: componential, experiential, and contextual. Deficient cognitive strategies and inadequate knowledge in certain domains may result from the inability of the learning disabled to selectively encode, compare, and combine information, or from an…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Cognitive Style
