Comparisons of Self-Determination among Students with Learning Disabilities and without Learning Disabilities

Abstract

This study compared self-determination in 40 elementary school children with learning disabilities) (sixth and fifth grade) and 40 their peers without LD. An ex post facto design was used. Statistical population comprised of all students in elementary schools (sixth and fifth grade) in, Ahwaz, Iran, during the 2013-2014 academic year. Students with learning disability were randomly selected. The students with LD had been diagnosed by Colorado Learning Difficulties Questionnaire (CLDQ). The student completed the Wechsler Memory scale and Self-Determination Student Scale (SDSS). Data were analyzed using analysis of variance. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 20) was used for computing descriptive statistics and multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). Differences were found between the groups on the self-determination.

The Impact of Inclusive Education on Academic Motivation, Academic Self-Efficacy, and Well-Being of Students With Learning Disability

“…To make things even more difficult, they were no longer accepted in the mainstream schools that they previously studied. Their issues in learning and academics seem to represent a “vicious spiral of school failure” (Yailagh et al, 2014, p. 29). As a result of frequent disappointments, academics provide little motivation for them.…”