Abstract
Motivational factors play a key role in learning disabilities and other school problems, yet the major formal classification schemata tend to ignore such factors. This paper reports on a schema for categorizing inferred motivation to learn and discusses the importance of such a schema for placement and treatment decisions. Data are reported on the schema's reliability and its concurrent and potential predictive validity.
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