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Article: The Effects of Self-Monitoring of Academic Performance on Students with Learning Disabilities and ADD/ADHD.(Statistical Data Included)
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- Education & Treatment of Children
- Article date:
- November 1, 1999
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Abstract
This study investigated the effects of self-monitoring of academic productivity and accuracy on the academic performance and on-task behavior of three male students with both learning disabilities (LD) and attention deficit disorder/attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD). The students were taught to self-monitor and self-graph their academic performance for reading comprehension, mathematics, and written expression. On-task behaviors were observed and recorded by the teacher. A single group, multiple baseline design across three academic areas was used to assess the effectiveness of the intervention. The three students made gains in academic ...