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ERIC Number: EJ511034
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-3831
Tests Guide the School Psychologist, Not the Learning Problem?
Niemi, Pekka; Tiuraniemi, Juhani
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v39 n2 p99-106 Jun 1995
An ex post facto longitudinal study of 500 diagnostic protocols supported the often voiced criticism that psychologists diagnosing learning difficulties frequently follow principles that are remote from teaching and learning processes. Analyses of the actual learning process were very few. Learning difficulties were usually conceived in terms of student characteristics. (SLD)
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Learning Problems, Longitudinal Studies, Psychological Studies, School Psychologists, Student Characteristics, Test Use
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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