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ERIC Number: EJ289945
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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A Logical and Empirical Analysis of Current Practice in Classifying Students as Handicapped.
Ysseldyke, James; And Others
Exceptional Children, v50 n2 p160-66 Oct 1983
In Study 1, 85 percent of 248 third-, fifth-, and twelfth- grade students identified as normal could have been classified learning disabled (LD). In Study 2, 88 percent of a low achieving fourth grade sample could have been identified as LD, with 4 percent not meeting any criteria for classification. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Classification, Criteria, Definitions, Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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