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Effects of Social Metacognitive Training for Enhancing Overt Behavior in Learning Disabled and Low Achieving Delinquents.
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Larson, Katherine A.; Gerber, Michael M. – Exceptional Children, 1987
Learning disabled (n=34) and low-achieving (n=34) incarcerated delinquents (16-19 years) were assigned to social metacognitive training, attention control, or test-only control groups. Those given metacognitive training improved in rehabilitation achievement and other areas of social adjustment, with a greater proportion of the learning disabled…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Behavior Change, Correctional Institutions, Delinquency
Relationship between Measures of Adaptive Functioning and Community Adjustment for Adults with Mental Retardation.
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McGrew, Kevin S.; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1992
This study found significant relationships between measures of adaptive/maladaptive behavior and community adjustment in 239 adults with mild to severe mental retardation. Results provide evidence for the criterion-related validity of measures of adaptive/maladaptive behavior, and suggest the importance of such skills in community adaptation and…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Behavior Problems