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Download full textKhasawneh, Mohamad Ahmad Saleem – Shanlax International Journal of Education, 2021
This study aimed at exploring the level of cognitive flexibility of students with learning disabilities in the English language in Irbid Governorate and its relationship with the variables of gender and school grade. The study sample consisted of (380) male and female students in the elementary stage. The study used the descriptive approach and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Grade 2, Elementary School Students, Learning Disabilities
Kercood, Suneeta; Lineweaver, Tara T.; Frank, Colleen C.; Fromm, Erik D. – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2017
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between cognitive flexibility, academic skills, educational trajectories, and career goals of college students with and without Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Participants completed a demographic questionnaire, objective and subjective measures of cognitive…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Choice, College Students, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Direct linkAbu-Hamour, Bashir – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2018
The Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) factors of the Woodcock-Johnson (WJ) Arabic Tests of Cognitive Abilities were studied with a group of students at risk of Math Disability (MD) (n50) and average students (n50) between second and fourth grades. Specifically, several statistical analyses were conducted using the seven CHC factors identified by the WJ…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Culture Fair Tests, Intelligence Tests, Cognitive Ability
Hannig, Nele; Koop, Christine – Gifted and Talented International, 2016
In Germany, parents can request counseling and assessment of school-related learning and behavioral issues from either independent counseling centers or school-based ones. Focusing on giftedness consultations at independent counseling centers, the goal of this study is to provide a detailed description of the reasons for and the issues discussed…
Descriptors: Gifted, Correlation, Age Differences, Gender Differences
McKnight, Megan E.; Culotta, Vincent P. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2012
Research examining neuropsychological profiles of girls with Asperger's disorder (AD) is sparse. In this study, we sought to characterize neurocognitive profiles of girls with AD compared to girls with learning disabilities (LD). Two groups of school-age girls referred for neuropsychological assessment participated in the study. A total of 23…
Descriptors: Females, Learning Disabilities, Profiles, Asperger Syndrome
Goodman, Madeline; Finnegan, Robert; Mohadjer, Leyla; Krenzke, Tom; Hogan, Jacquie – National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
The Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) is a cyclical, large scale study of adult skills and life experience focusing on education and employment that was developed and organized by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). In the United States, the study was conducted in 2011-12 with a…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Numeracy, Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies
Taylor, H. Gerry; Espy, Kimberly Andrews; Anderson, Peter J. – Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2009
Children with very low birth weight (VLBW, less than 1500 g) or very preterm birth (VPTB, less than 32 weeks gestational age or GA) have more mathematics disabilities or deficiencies (MD) and higher rates of mathematics learning disabilities (MLD) than normal birth weight term-born children (NBW, greater than 2500 g and greater than 36 weeks GA).…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Learning Disabilities, Mathematics Achievement, Premature Infants
McClain-Pace, Erin Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Interest in students who exhibit characteristics with difficulties in learning can be traced as far back as 1800. In order to better understand the complexities and causes of learning disabilities, many researchers (Bannatyne, 1968, 1974; Rugal, 1974) have investigated ways to better identify learners who struggle with academics. A strong argument…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Ability, Comprehension, Long Term Memory
De Smedt, Bert; Devriendt, K.; Fryns, J. -P.; Vogels, A.; Gewillig, M.; Swillen, A. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2007
Background: Learning disabilities are one of the most consistently reported features in Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome (VCFS). Earlier reports on IQ in children with VCFS were, however, limited by small sample sizes and ascertainment biases. The aim of the present study was therefore to replicate these earlier findings and to investigate intellectual…
Descriptors: Intelligence Quotient, Learning Disabilities, Cognitive Ability, Children
Prevatt, Frances; Proctor, Briley; Swartz, Stacy L.; Canto, Angela I. – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2003
This study evaluated the cognitive and achievement profiles of college students experiencing difficulties in foreign language (FLD group). Because past research appears to have generated different results based on the type of comparison groups utilized, we attempted to obtain a better representation of students with foreign language difficulties.…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, College Students, Second Languages, Second Language Learning
