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Learning disability, inferential skills, and postfailure reflectivity.

U Shafrir1, L S Siegel, M N Chee

  • 1Department of Special Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, Canada.

Journal of Learning Disabilities
|October 1, 1990
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Children with learning disabilities (LD) struggle with problem-solving, particularly inferential skills and error monitoring. However, their problem-solving abilities improve with age more than typically developing peers.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Special Education

Background:

  • Learning disabilities (LD) present complex challenges in cognitive functioning.
  • Problem-solving deficits, including inferential skills and error monitoring, are key areas of concern for children with LD.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare problem-solving abilities (inferential skills and response to errors) in children with LD and normally achieving (NA) children.
  • To investigate subtypes of LD, including arithmetic disability (AD), arithmetic and word-recognition disabilities (AD/WRD), and the presence of attention deficit disorder (ADD).

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the PAttern Recognition (PAR) task, a computer-based, self-paced learning sequence.
  • Assessed 33 NA children and 69 children with LD, aged 7 to 16 years.

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  • Subtyped children with LD based on disability type and presence of ADD.

    • Main Results:

    • Children with LD, particularly those with AD/WRD, scored lower on inferential skills compared to NA children.
    • Children with LD showed greater improvement in PAR task scores with age than NA children.
    • Children with AD/WRD demonstrated significantly lower attention to errors than AD or NA children.

    Conclusions:

    • Deficits in inferential skills and error monitoring are significant challenges for children with LD.
    • Error monitoring may be a critical metacognitive difficulty for children with combined arithmetic and word-recognition disabilities.
    • The findings highlight the heterogeneity of LD and the need for targeted interventions.