Cognitive Flexibility of Students with Learning Disabilities in English Language and its Relationship to Some Variables

This study aimed at exploring the level of cognitive flexibility of students with learning disabilities in English language in Irbid Governorate and its relationship with the variables of gender and school grade. The study sample consisted of (380) male and female students in the elementary stage. The study used the descriptive approach and developed the cognitive flexibility scale as an instrument to collect data. The content validity and reliability of the instrument were ensured using the Cronbach Alpha and repetition methods. The results revealed the existence of statistically significant differences in the level of cognitive flexibility among those with learning disabilities due to the gender variable in favor of males, and to the school grade variable in favor of the second primary grade