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Assessment of the Self-Determination of Spanish Students with Intellectual Disabilities and Other Educational Needs
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Gomez-Vela, Maria; Alonso, Miguel Angel Verdugo; Gonzalez, Francisca Gil; Corbella, Marta Badia; Wehmeyer, Michael L. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2012
The purpose of this study was to assess the self-determination of Spanish high school students with Intellectual Disabilities and other Special Educational Needs (SEN). A total of 371 students between 11 and 17 years of age participated in the study. Of these, 46.4% (n = 171) presented SEN, specifically learning disabilities (n = 97; 26.2%),…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Determination, Student Behavior, High School Students
Impulse Control and Aggressive Response Generation as Predictors of Aggressive Behaviour in Children with Mild Intellectual Disabilities and Borderline Intelligence
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van Nieuwenhuijzen, M.; Orobio de Castro, B.; van Aken, M. A. G.; Matthys, W. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2009
Background: A growing interest exists in mechanisms involved in behaviour problems in children with mild intellectual disabilities and borderline intelligence (MID/BI). Social problem solving difficulties have been found to be an explanatory mechanism for aggressive behaviour in these children. However, recently a discrepancy was found between…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Slow Learners, Self Control, Mild Mental Retardation
Contextual Variables Affecting Aggressive Behaviour in Individuals with Mild to Borderline Intellectual Disabilities Who Live in a Residential Facility
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Embregts, P. J. C. M.; Didden, R.; Huitink, C.; Schreuder, N. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2009
Background: Aggression is a common type of problem behaviour in clients with mild to borderline intellectual disability who live in a residential facility. We explored contextual events that elicit aggressive behaviour and variables that were associated with such events. Method: Respondents were 87 direct-care staff members of 87 clients with…
Descriptors: Mild Mental Retardation, Correlation, Probability, Therapy
Curricular Modifications for Elementary Students with Learning Disabilities in High-, Average-, and Low-IQ Groups
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Crim, Courtney; Hawkins, Jacqueline; Ruban, Lilia; Johnson, Sharon – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2008
Students considered gifted and learning disabled (G/LD) are those most at risk of not being adequately served in U.S. schools. This research compares delivery formats and Individual Education Plan (IEP) modifications offered to 1,055 elementary school students, grades 3-5, who qualified as having a learning disability (LD) at different levels on…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Educational Planning, Grade 3, Grade 4