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ERIC Number: EJ361093
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Why It Is Difficult to Characterize the Underlying Cognitive Deficits in Special Education Populations.
Samuels, S. Jay
Exceptional Children, v54 n1 p60-62 Sep 1987
The article examines reasons for discrepant findings in two studies of attention differences in learning disabled students, focusing on four interacting factors in experimental research: task, materials, context, and subject characteristics. It is suggested that attentional deficits are not necessarily the underlying problem for all students with academic difficulties. (JW)
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Cognitive Processes, Data Interpretation, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities, Research Methodology
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Information Analyses
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Note: For related document, see EC 200 430.