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Rorschach Responses In Learning Disabled Children : A Developmental Approach, Louis Ritz-Londis

Special Education ETDs

This study assessed the effects of age, sex, and learning disabilities on the direction of Rorschach ratio developmental level scores when controlling for intelligence. Also, under investigation were the relationships between the ratio developmental level score and intelligence, the overall developmental level score and intelligence, and the relationship of the ratio and overall developmental level scores to one another.

The subjects were 48 children, 19 of which were learning disabled and 29 of which were normal children. In the learning disabled group, there were 16 boys and 3 girls; in the normal group, there were 14 girls and 15 boys. …

Analysis Of A Generalization Technique In Manual Training For Trainable Mentally Handicapped Children, Kathleen Doherty Puma

Special Education ETDs

The purpose of this study was to determine whether the performance level of three trainable handicapped children would be significantly different when tested by their own classroom teacher and a research teacher from outside the classroom. The specific hypothesis was that the children would perform significantly better when tested by their own classroom teacher.

Three children, all functioning at the trainable mentally handicapped level, were selected from a self-contained elementary school classroom. The subjects were taught basic sign language each week by the classroom teacher using Peabody picture cards containing five nouns and five verbs. At the end of each …

A Follow-Up Study Of Educable Mentally Handicapped Work Study Graduates From North Area High Schools In Albuquerque, Paula Still

Special Education ETDs

The purpose of this study was to answer the following question: How many 1972-1976 educable mentally handicapped special education work study graduates of North Area high schools within the Albuquerque Public Schools have been employed since graduation? The sample population consisted of 32 educable mentally handicapped special education or study graduates, 16 male and 16 female. This study investigated only those graduates who had a full scale IQ scar of less than 75 and who attended the work study program for at least two years. Two phases were used to secure data. Phase one consisted of examining student records at …

A Follow-Up Study Of Learning Disabled Work Study Graduates From North Area High Schools In Albuquerque, Jane Marie Otto Marianetti

Special Education ETDs

The purpose of this study was to answer the following question: How many learning disabled individuals, who have graduated from a special education work study program in the North Area of the Albuquerque Public Schools within the past five years (1972-1976) are presently, or have been employed? The sample population was made up of twenty-nine learning disabled graduates of special education work study programs within North Area (nineteen males and ten females). Only those individuals who had a full scale IQ score of 75 or above and were in the work study program a minimum of two years were included …

Decreasing Self-Stimulative Behavior In Severely / Profoundly Handicapped Students By Pairing Incompatible Behaviors And Differential Reinforcement, Michael Thomas Ainsworth

Special Education ETDs

The primary purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness in decreasing self-stimulative behavior in severely/profoundly handicapped students by pairing incompatible behaviors and differentially reinforcing other appropriate behaviors. Self-stimulation is the frequent, almost mechanical, repetition of the same posture or movement of the body from which the individual through indulgence of such activities derives pleasure or a sense of well-being. For the purpose of this investigation, specific self-stimulative behavior shall be defined as finger flapping, head shaking, arm flapping, rocking, eye gouging, rubbing or scratching, mouthing oneself, mouthing objects, head banging, chin banging, biting, teeth grinding, fetal withdrawal, regurgitation …

A Comparison Of Behaviorally Disordered Childrens', Parents', Teachers', And Teacher Aides' Perceptions Of Pupil Behavior And Their Relationship To Pupil Self-Concept, Susan L. Rinaldi

Special Education ETDs

The specific purpose of the study was to compare the child’s perceptions of his own behavior with those of his parents and his teachers. Results would then determine whether any differences in perception existed between the three groups

A Study Of The Effect Of The Language Of Administration And Monetary Contingency On Ppvt Scores Of Work-Study Special Education Students, Janice Pauline Miller Sleeper

Special Education ETDs

The purpose of this study was to answer these two questions: Is there a significant difference in test results between the English and Spanish versions of the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT)? Second is there a significant difference when the test is administered with a monetary contingency? The sample population consisted of fifty Spanish surnamed high school work-study special education students from five high schools in the Albuquerque Public School system. Two trained examiners administered the tests individually to the students at their respective school locations. A bilingual Hispanic female administered the Spanish PPVT and an Anglo female administered the …