Training Positive Attitudes:

Fulk, Barbara J. Mushinski; Mastropieri, Margo A.

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ERIC Number: EJ422875

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1990

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Training Positive Attitudes: "I Tried Hard and Did Well!"

Fulk, Barbara J. Mushinski; Mastropieri, Margo A.

Intervention in School and Clinic, v26 n2 p79-83 Nov 1990

The article describes an instructional intervention appropriate to improving student attitudes and achievement through attributional retraining and instruction in learning strategies, particularly mnemonic strategies. Application of the approach with learning-disabled students in reading comprehension and mathematics is reported. (DB)

Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Cognitive Restructuring, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Development, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies, Mathematics, Mnemonics, Reading Comprehension, Student Attitudes, Student Improvement, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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