THE JOURNAL OF SPECIAL EDUCATION VOL 26/NO. 2/1992/pp. 125-138 DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN COMPETENCE AND IMPORTANCE IN SELF-PERCEPTIONS OF CHILDREN IN INTEGRATED CLASSES Andrew

Self-perceptions of specific domains of compe-tence, judgments of the importance of these domains, and perceptions of global self-worth were examined among children with learning dis-abilities (LD), low achievement (LA), and normal achievement (NA) in a full-time integrated class-room setting. Results showed that children with LD and LA held lower self-perceptions of scho-lastic competence than children with NA, and children with LD had lower self-perceptions of behavioral conduct than children with LA and NA. Both children with LD and children with LA had significantly larger discrepancies between perceived competence and importance in the scholastic domain than did children with NA