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ERIC Number: EJ258026
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981
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Learned-Helplessness Theory: Implications for Research in Learning Disabilities.
Canino, Frank J.
Journal of Special Education, v15 n4 p471-84 Win 1981
The application of learned helplessness theory to achievement is discussed within the context of implications for research in learning disabilities. Finally, the similarities between helpless children and learning disabled students in terms of problems solving and attention are discussed. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Helplessness, Intervention, Learning Disabilities, Problem Solving, Sex Differences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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