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DOI: 10.1177/00222194030360050201 Cognitive, Academic, and Attitudinal Predictors of the Grade Point Averages of College Students with Learning DisabilitiesDePaul University in Chicago, cmurray{at}depaul.edu
DePaul University in Chicago This study examined cognitive, academic, and attitudinal predictors of college grade point average (GPA) among college students with learning disabilities (LD). The study population included 84 youth who attended a large private university in the midwestern United States. Measures of cognitive and academic functioning, along with a self-report measure of study habits and study attitudes, were used to predict college GPA. The results indicated that Full Scale IQ and one factor on the self-reported study habits scale accounted for a significant amount of variance in students' college GPA. These findings suggest that variables other than traditional cognitive and academic skills are important for determining the performance of youth with LD during college. The implications of these findings for future research efforts and practice are discussed.
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