Browsing by Subject "academic achievement"
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Curriculum issues and benefits in supportive co-taught classes for students with intellectual disabilities
(2015)Objectives: The aim of this qualitative study is to identify and evaluate the benefits of supportive co-teaching with regard to the access of students with intellectual disabilities (ID) to the general education curriculum ... -
Delayed diagnosis of Prader-Willi syndrome in a 24 year-old patient
(2010)Background: Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is the most common known genetic cause of life-threatening obesity in children. The purpose of the study was to present the case of a delayed diagnosis of PWS in a 24-year-old male ... -
Effect of external classroom noise on schoolchildren's reading and mathematics performance: Correlation of noise levels and gender
(2015)The present study investigated the effect of low, medium, and high traffic road noise as well as irrelevant background speech noise on primary school children's reading and mathematical performance. A total of 676 participants ... -
Low back pain psychosocial risk factors
(2008)Introduction: Low back pain is currently a major health problem for the western societies as it usually leads to inability to work, use of health services and sick leaves. Psychosocial work characteristics are considered ... -
Preferences of students with general learning difficulties for different service delivery modes
(2006)This study was designed to elicit the views and preferences of primary education students' with general learning difficulties concerning different service delivery modes. The main areas to be investigated were: (a) their ... -
Rethinking assessment: Managing behaviour and reducing disaffection
(2007)Disaffection and behaviour problems continue to be a cause of concern in many schools. Although many schemes and initiatives have attempted to address these issues, few have proved completely successful. It is suggested ...