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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 Study Of Precausal Thinking In Non-Retarded And Mildly Mentally Retarded Children, Sandra Sue Gagie

Dissertations

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A Comparison Of Retained And Special-Placed Children's Self-Concepts, Susan Theisen-Washburn

Special Education ETDs

The purpose of this study was to investigate and compare the impact of special-class placement and retention upon the self-concepts of children. The sample consisted of nine boys and four girls retained in the first grade and ten boys and three girls placed in special-education in the second grade. The retained students were found in four elementary schools and the special-placed were found in five elementary schools. All students attended schools in the East Area of Albuquerque. Self-concept was measured by the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale. The scale was individually administered to all twenty-six children. Seven null hypotheses were stated. …

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

Primary Prevention Of Child Abuse And Neglect: Identification Of High Risk Adolescents Prior To Parenthood, Stephen John Bavolek

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of the study was to develop a valid and reliable instrument designed to assess the parenting and child rearing attitudes of adolescents, Responses to the instrument would allow for the identification of "high risk" adolescents, i.e., those adolescents whose attitudes towards parenting and child rearing indicated a high potential for child abuse.

A review of the literature identified the following four parenting constructs most commonly associated with abusive parents: Construct A: Inappropriate parental expectations of the child; Construct B: Inability of the parent to be empathically aware of the child's needs; Construct C: Strong parental belief in the …

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 …

The Development And Validation Of A Vocational Interest Survey Instrument With Audio-Visual Format, Paul Gene Elliott

Dissertations

Problem. Many present day vocational interest surveys rely exclu­sively on printed reading materials to assess youngsters' vocational interest . The use of printed reading materials alone may not best serve the youngsters who are unable to read or who learn best through a different kind of learning structure . There needs to be a variety of valid assessing techniques that explore the youngster's vocational interest. These techniques should not raise side issues of academic skills, but provide a pure measure of interest . The purpose of this research was to develop and test an instrument using photographs as choice stimulants …

A Pilot Study Of A Sex Education Program In A Sheltered Workshop Using A Cognitive-Behavioral Model Based On Rational Emotive Therapy, Jacqueline A. Rieck, Thomas E. Frederick

Masters Theses

This pilot study was developed to teach people with mental retardation about their own sexuality, appropriate community behaviors, and to develop within them a basic sense of responsibility for their own actions. Problems in social/sexual behaviors have been consistently quoted as reasons for high recidivism rates, as well as difficulties in community living, vocational placement, and other generalized stereotypes about mental retardation. Often the public remains uninformed about, does not recognize, and/or feels that sexual rights for people with any mental differences should not exist. Additionally, when any form of sexuality was expressed by such people it resulted in shock …