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Observational assessment and maternal reports of motivation in children and adolescents with Down syndrome
Citation
Gilmore, L and Cuskelly, M, Observational assessment and maternal reports of motivation in children and adolescents with Down syndrome, American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 116, (2) pp. 153-164. ISSN 1944-7515 (2011) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1352/1944-7558-116.2.153
Abstract
Despite a lack of consistent empirical evidence, there has been an ongoing assumption that intellectual disability is associated with reduced levels of motivation. The participants in this study were 33 children with Down syndrome ages 10–15 years and 33 typically developing 3–8-year-old children. Motivation was measured through observational assessments of curiosity, preference for challenge, and persistence, as well as maternal reports. There were no significant group differences on motivation tasks, but mothers of children with Down syndrome rated their children significantly lower on motivation than did parents of typically developing children. There were some intriguing group differences in the pattern of correlations among observations and parent reports. The findings challenge long-held views that individuals with intellectual disability are invariably deficient in motivation.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | Parents of the mentally handicapped |
Research Division: | Education |
Research Group: | Specialist studies in education |
Research Field: | Special education and disability |
Objective Division: | Law, Politics and Community Services |
Objective Group: | Community services |
Objective Field: | Ability and disability |
UTAS Author: | Cuskelly, M (Professor Monica Cuskelly) |
ID Code: | 126522 |
Year Published: | 2011 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 16 |
Deposited By: | Education |
Deposited On: | 2018-06-15 |
Last Modified: | 2018-06-15 |
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