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ERIC Number: EJ350842
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Information Processing Theory and Learning Disabilities: A Commentary and Future Perspective.
Swanson, H. Lee
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v20 n3 p155-66 Mar 1987
The article reviews literature on the information processing model with learning disabled children. Assumptions concerning the role of automaticity, prior knowledge, and executive functioning are questioned. Also discussed are procedures for identifying common denominations, subgrouping, isolating mental components underlying academic change, and incorporating neuropsychological data into future research. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Models, Neuropsychology, Research Methodology
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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