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ERIC Number: EJ553904
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-1079-3917
Struggling with the Definitional Issue: A State Level Perspective.
Maurer, Steve
Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, v32 n3 p191-93 Sep 1997
Describes Iowa's use of the term "mental disability" rather than mental retardation and an IQ cutoff score of 85 for classification of mental disability. Revised draft guidelines for the identification of mental disability are presented that contain four criteria, including an IQ cutoff score of 75. (CR)
Descriptors: Classification, Definitions, Disability Identification, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Environment, Evaluation Criteria, Individual Characteristics, Intelligence Quotient, Mental Retardation, State Departments of Education, State Regulation, Student Evaluation, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: American Association on Mental Retardation; Iowa
Note: Special Issue: Definitional Issues in Mental Retardation.