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Middle School Students' Perceptions, Persistence, and Performance in Mathematical Problem Solving.
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Montague, Marjorie; Applegate, Brooks – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2000
A study explored middle school students' (N=54) perceptions of problem difficulty, persistence, and knowledge, and use of problem-solving strategies in solving mathematical word problems. Students with learning disabilities rated problems as significantly more difficult and had a significantly lower total word problem score than both average and…
Descriptors: Gifted, Learning Disabilities, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Anxiety
Self-Monitoring of Attention versus Self-Monitoring of Performance: Replication and Cross-Task Comparison Studies.
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Harris, Karen R.; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1994
Two studies, each involving four intermediate grade students with learning disabilities, examined the differential effects of attention monitoring and performance monitoring on spelling study behaviors and story writing behaviors. Both interventions had a positive impact; neither was clearly or consistently superior to the other. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Control, Intermediate Grades, Learning Disabilities