Considerations in the Use of Difference Scores to Identify Learning-Disabled Children.

Schulte, Ann; Borich, Gary D.

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Publication Date: 1984

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Considerations in the Use of Difference Scores to Identify Learning-Disabled Children.

Schulte, Ann; Borich, Gary D.

Journal of School Psychology, v22 n4 p381-90 Win 1984

Presents reliability and standard error of measurement figures for several combinations of ability and achievement measures. Discusses the rates and types of errors that occur when such scores are used to classify children as learning-disabled. Three recommendations for using difference scores are given. (BH)

Descriptors: Children, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Testing Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General

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Language: English

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