ERIC Number: EJ1345605
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-1034-912X
EISSN: EISSN-1465-346X
Inhibitory Control, Self-Efficacy, and Mathematics Achievements in Students with Learning Disabilities
Bishara, Saied; Kaplan, Shani
International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, v69 n3 p868-887 2022
This study examines the link between inhibitory control skills (the ability to plan and suppress an inappropriate action in favour of a goal-oriented reaction) and the sense of self-efficacy (both social and emotional), and mathematics achievements in students with learning disabilities. In this study, 60 sixth-grade students with learning disabilities who attended integrated classes in a general education setting were tested using three instruments: an inhibitory control questionnaire, a self-efficacy questionnaire, and a mathematics achievement test. Findings show that learning-disabled learners have better mathematics achievements and social self-efficacy the higher their inhibitory control skills are. Interestingly, no statistically significant association was found between inhibitory control and emotional self-efficacy. An examination of the pattern of associations between the study parameters pointed to a statistically significant absence of a mediating effect by self-efficacy on the link between inhibitory control and mathematics achievements. The two linked variables appear to be independent variables and the emotional component of self-efficacy is a predictor of achievement. In addition to this, self-efficacy was found to facilitate better inhibitory control.
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Self Control, Inhibition, Self Efficacy, Mathematics Achievement, Grade 6, Inclusion, Correlation, Emotional Response, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 6; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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