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Learning Disabled Children Grow Up: A Search for Factors Related to Success in the Young Adult Years.
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Spekman, Nancy J.; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1992
Young adults with learning disabilities were divided into two groups: successful (n=29) and unsuccessful (n=21). Variables discriminating the groups (verbal intelligence quotient, length of enrollment, and math achievement discrepancy) did not accurately predict group membership. Qualitative analyses revealed personal attitudes and behaviors and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Performance Factors
Loneliness and Students with Learning Disabilities in Inclusive Classrooms: Self-Perceptions, Coping Strategies, and Preferred Interventions.
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Pavri, Shireen; Monda-Amaya, Lisa – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 2000
Twenty students with learning disabilities in inclusive fourth and fifth grades were interviewed to determine their experience with school-related loneliness and coping strategies. Most students felt lonely at school when they were bored or lacked a companion and coped by engaging in a solitary activity or seeking companionship. (Contains…
Descriptors: Coping, Educational Environment, Environmental Influences, Intermediate Grades
Career Self-Efficacy Development and Students with Learning Disabilities.
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Panagos, Rebecca J.; DuBois, David L. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1999
A study investigated self-efficacy beliefs, sources of efficacy information, person input variables, and outcome expectations in relationship to the career interests of 96 adolescents with learning disabilities. Self-efficacy beliefs were found to be a substantial predictor of career interests and to consistently mediate the relationship of other…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Choice, Career Planning, Learning Disabilities
Patterns of Change and Predictors of Success in Individuals with Learning Disabilities: Results from a Twenty-Year Longitudinal Study.
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Raskind, Marshall H.; Goldberg, Roberta J.; Higgins, Eleanor L.; Herman, Kenneth L. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1999
A 20-year follow-up study of 41 individuals with learning disabilities investigated changes in independent variables and dependent variables and compared successful and unsuccessful individuals. Self-awareness, perseverance, proactivity, emotional stability, goal setting, and social support systems predicted success better than IQ or achievement.…
Descriptors: Achievement, Adults, Followup Studies, Goal Orientation
Effects of Increased High School Graduation Standards on College Entrance Examination Performance of Students with Learning Disabilities.
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Shokoohi-Yekta, Mohsen; Kavale, Kenneth A. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1994
Comparison of data on 8,748 students with learning disabilities (LD) and 78,757 nondisabled peers who took the American College Testing (ACT) examinations found ACT performance less predictable for the LD group. For both groups, math credits best predicted ACT Math scores, and high school grade point average best predicted ACT English and Science…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, College Entrance Examinations, Credits
Educational and Psychological Factors in Successful and Unsuccessful College Students with Learning Disabilities.
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Vogel, Susan A.; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1993
Comparison of college students with learning disabilities who either graduated (n=23) or did not graduate (n=17) from college found that the two groups differed on frequency of self-contained placement, duration of private tutoring, high school English courses, and age and prior college experience at college entrance. Gender differences were also…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, College Graduates, College Preparation
Academic Consequences of Learning Disability: Longitudinal Prediction of Outcomes at 11 Years of Age.
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McKinney, James D.; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1993
The Carolina Longitudinal Learning Disabilities Project identified 42 first- and second-grade students with learning disabilities (LD) and compared their development over 5 years with that of randomly selected peers. Different variables were predictive for the two groups. Teacher perceptions of intelligence, measured intelligence quotient, grade…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Grade Repetition
Kindergarten Predictors of Math Learning Disability
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Mazzocco, Michele M. M.; Thompson, Richard E. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 2005
The aim of the present study was to address how to effectively predict mathematics learning disability (MLD). Specifically, we addressed whether cognitive data obtained during kindergarten can effectively predict which children will have MLD in third grade, whether an abbreviated test battery could be as effective as a standard psychoeducational…
Descriptors: Psychoeducational Methods, Individual Testing, Grade 2, Grade 3