Psychology in the Schools
Volume 27. October 1990
TEACHER RATINGS OF HYPERACTIVITY
AND SELF-CONTROL IN LEARNING-DISABLED BOYS:
A COMPARISON WITH LOW-ACHIEVING AND AVERAGE PEERS
KENNETH W. MERRELL
Central Washington University
This study compared groups of learning-disabled (LD; n = 64),l ow-achieving (LA;
n = 46), and average (AVG; n = 40) elementary-age boys on teacher ratings of
hyperactivity and self-control. Significant group differences were found to exist on
both the hyperactivi
