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Mellard, Daryl F.; Alley, Gordon R. – 1981
The study involving 85 sixth through ninth graders tested J. Torgesen's hypothesis that learning disabled (LD) children's performance deficits occur as a result of a "passive" approach to tasks rather than a cognitive processing deficit as assumed by other existing definitions. LD students were matched with nonhandicapped peers and administered…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cognitive Processes, Discrimination Learning, Junior High Schools
