Browsing by Subject "Children with mental disabilities"
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Item A school for mainstreaming autistic children(Texas Tech University, 1994-08) Cook, William R.Not availableItem An analysis of the performance of children with severe articulation problems and children with minimal brain dysfunction as manifested on a selected battery of tests(Texas Tech University, 1967-08) Everett, Gary DossNot availableItem Art therapy with emotionally disturbed and retarded children(Texas Tech University, 1969-08) De Souza, Margaret DubendorffNot availableItem Discrimination learning in children with learning disabilities.(Texas Tech University, 1974-08) Moore, Shirley AnneNot availableItem Effects of preobservational information on adaptive behavior ratings of a mentally retarded child(Texas Tech University, 1983-12) Terraciano, Thomas LPreobservational bias is a phenomenon whereby factors present prior to an observation incline an observer to have preconceived notions about what is to be observed. The purpose of this study was to investigate the magnitude and direction that preobservational information and different job assignments affected observers' ratings of a young mentally retarded boy viewed on a videotape. Prior to a five-minute videotape observation session the subjects were given a description of a mentally retarded boy. Different treatment groups received information about the boy's behavior. This information varied for each treatment group and was either positive [favorable), neutral, or negative (unfavorable) in content. At the conclusion of the observation the subjects rated the child's eating skills using a modified version of the Balthazar Scales of Adaptive Behavior. Subjects also responded to various adjective descriptors about the boy on a 12 item semantic differential scale. No statistically significant differences were noted on the dependent variable, adaptive behavior rating, for either of the independent variables, valence of preooservationa1 information or job assignment. Significant differences between treatment conditions were noted when semantic differential items were analyzed. Significant differences between subjects in the neutral and positive and neutral and negative information groups were noted, as subjects receiving neutral information tended to rate the child more favorably on a factor reflecting evaluative judgments about some of the chill's personality characteristics- On a factor rating the child's potency [i.e., strength or health) subjects who worked with lower-functioning clients and who received negative preobservational reports about the child rated him the highest. A suspected "sympathy effect" was hypothesized for this finling.Item Emotional, social, and academic adjustment of the mentally retarded as related to socioeconomic level(Texas Tech University, 1970-05) Maycock, George ANot availableItem Evaluation of psychological functioning and neuroanatomy in children with 18q- following growth hormone treatment(2005) Hester, Andrea Lynn; Semrud-Clikeman, MargaretItem Social skills training of retarded students: the effectiveness of various feedback procedures(Texas Tech University, 1980-05) Irons, Thomas R.The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of different feedback procedures used in training mentally retarded persons. A filmed model task analysis presentation was utilized. The specific social skill investigated was that of introducing oneself to an unfamiliar person. The feedback procedures investigated were silence, social approval, and non-specific. This type of investigation should have value for researchers, educators, and practitioners in designing and implementing social skills training programs since it would provide data concerning essential components of training.Item The auditory thresholds of mentally retarded individuals with delayed auditory feedback(Texas Tech University, 1969-08) Hutton, MarkNot availableItem The effects of a consultant physical education program on the physical fitness of educable mentally retarded children(Texas Tech University, 1968-08) Sava, Lawrence EtonNot availableItem The effects of a consultant physical education program on the physical fitness of educable mentally retarded children(Texas Tech University, 1968-08) Sava, Lawrence EtonNot availableItem The impact of an experimental physical education program on the self-concept of institutionalized retarded children(Texas Tech University, 1976-05) Southard, Roy LouisThere is little good information on the role of the self-concept in the overall functioning of the mentally retarded. The information that does exist is generally inconclusive and limited to the mildly retarded. The purpose of this study was to determine if the self-concept is related to physical skills and abilities, and if the self-concept could be modified by an experimental physical education program. This study also determined if the program could produce concomitant changes in the areas of academic performance and social behavior, as measured by ratings of teachers and dormitory counselors.Item The performance of trainable and educable retardates on the Visual Discrimination Test(Texas Tech University, 1977-08) O'Donnell, Carol ANot available