Positive Strength Characteristics of Students With Learning Difficulties in the State of Kuwait

Mubarak Alshammari, Menahi ALazemi

Abstract


The current study aimed to describe the positive strength characteristics of students with learning difficulties in Kuwait. The study sample consisted of 20 participants. To achieve the goal of the study, the research constructed the scale and verified its validity and reliability. The results indicated that students with learning difficulties in Kuwait possessed positive cognitive characteristics that were better than emotional, behavioral and communicative characteristics. The study recommended that other studies should be conducted on the positive strength characteristics and the development of remedial programs for negative aspects.


Keywords


Positive strength characteristics; Students with learning difficulties; The State of Kuwait

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3968/12337

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