Publications

Kashikar, L., Lüke, T., & Grosche, M. (2025). Effects of diagnostic labels for students with learning problems on teachers' stereotypes and performance expectations. Journal of Learning Disabilities. Advance online publication. doi.org/10.1177/00222194251315187

Kashikar, L., Soemers, L., Lüke, T., & Grosche, M. (2024). Influence of the 'Learning Disability' label on teachers' performance expectations-a matter of attitudes towards inclusion? Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, Article 1471-3802.12664. Advance online publication. doi.org/10.1111/1471-3802.12664

Kashikar, L., Soemers, L., Lüke, T., & Grosche, M. (2023). Does the 'Learning Disability' label lower teachers' performance expectations? Social Psychology of Education, 26(4), 971-1000. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11218-023-09775-1

Holmes, J., Butterfield, S., Cormack, F., Loenhous, A.V., Ruggero, L., Kashikar, L., & Gathercole, S. (2015). Improving working memory in children with low language abilities. Frontiers in Psychology, 6, 519. doi. org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00519

Scientific lectures

Kashikar, L., Lüke, T., & Grosche, M. (2025). The influence of the label 'learning disability' on teachers' performance expectations - a question of attitudes towards inclusion? Presentation at the AESF Spring Conference in Oldenburg.

Kashikar, L., Lüke, T. & Grosche, M. (2024). Influence of labels for students with learning problems on teachers' expectations and stereotypes. Paper presented at the EARLI SIG 15 Annual Conference, Valencia, Spain.

Kashikar, L. & Grosche, M. (2024). New packaging or different content? The impact of different special educational diagnoses for students with generalised and persistent learning difficulties. Poster presentation at the 59th Annual Conference of the Special Education Section of the German Association for Educational Sciences.

Kashikar, L., Grosche, M. & Lüke, T. (2023). Effects of special educational diagnoses in the learning focus on the performance expectations of teachers. Poster presentation at the AESF autumn conference in Münster

Kashikar, L., Soemers, L., Lüke, T. & Grosche, M. (2023). The label 'learning disability', attitudes towards inclusion and performance expectations - an experimental study with teachers. Poster presentation at the AESF Spring Conference in Graz, Austria

Kashikar, L., Soemers, L., Lüke, T. & Grosche, M. (2022). Do teachers change their performance expectations of a student, when the student is labelled as "learning disabled"? A randomised experimental study with regular and special education teachers. Paper presented at the EARLI SIG 15 Annual Conference, Ghent, Belgium.

Kashikar, L., Soemers, L., Lüke, T. & Grosche, M. (2022). Do teachers change their performance expectations and attitudes towards inclusion when a learner is explicitly labelled as "learning disabled"? A randomised experimental study with mainstream teachers and special needs teachers. Poster presentation at the 52nd Annual Conference of the German Psychological Society (DGPs), Hildesheim.

Kashikar, L., Soemers, L., Lüke, T. & Grosche, M. (2022). The influence of the label "learning disability" on performance expectations towards students with learning difficulties: Pilot study comparing students of a regular school teaching programme and special education. Presentation at the 9th annual conference of the Gesellschaft für empirische Bildungsforschung (GEBF), Bamberg, digital.

Kashikar, L., Soemers, L., Lüke, T. & Grosche, M. (2022). Do teachers change their performance expectations and attitudes towards inclusion when a learner is explicitly labelled as "learning disabled"? A randomised experimental study with regular school teachers and special needs teachers. Presentation at the 9th Annual Conference of the Society for Empirical Educational Research (GEBF), Nachwuchstagung, Bamberg, digital.

Kashikar, L., Soemers, L., Lüke, T. & Grosche, M. (2021). The influence of the label "learning disability" on the thinking and acting of prospective teachers: Comparison between students of a regular school teaching programme and special education. Presentation at the 56th Annual Conference of the Special Education Section of the German Society for Educational Science (DGfE), Würzburg, digital.