Comparing academic conscience and academic burnout in students with and without learning disabilities

The purpose of the present study was to compare academic conscience and academic burnout in students with and without learning disabilities. This is a comparative case-control study. The statistical population of this research includes all students with and without learning disabilities in Rasht city during the academic year of 1391-1392. Using a multi-stage random cluster sampling method, a study sample of 80 second and third grade guidance students (40 with learning disability and 40 normal) was selected from second and third grade guidance students among students in Rasht city. The data were collected using the researcher constructed tests for reading, writing and math evaluation, academic conscience scale, academic burnout scale and Raven’s progressive Matrices. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used to analize and describe the data. The results showed that there is a significant difference between the two groups of students with regard to academic conscience and academic burnout. This finding has important implications for educational planning and planning for educational mental health of students with learning disabilities.