VIEWS OF STUDENTS WITH LEARNING-DISABILITIES OF THEIR HOMEWORK IN GENERAL-EDUCATION CLASSES - STUDENT INTERVIEWS

This study examined the experiences and views of students with learnin g disabilities regarding the homework they receive in their general ed ucation classes and identified ways that teachers and parents might po sitively affect students' performance, Subjects were 10 high school st udents identified as having learning disabilities, Individual intervie ws were conducted to elicit information from each student, An analysis of the interviews resulted in the emergence of three themes: (a) fact ors that make homework easy, (b) factors that make homework difficult, and (cf recommendations for teachers, students, and parents, The resu lts, limitations of the study, and future research needs are discussed