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ERIC Number: EJ660988
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-2194
Gender Bias in IQ-Discrepancy and Post-Discrepancy Definitions of Reading Disability.
Share, David L.; Silva, Phil A.
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v36 n1 p4-14 Jan-Feb 2003
A study investigated whether higher prevalence of reading disabilities among boys is related to gender bias in the prediction of reading from IQ. Data from 1,139 New Zealand children (collected during ages 5-13) indicate a significant intercept bias. Boys' predicted reading scores were systematically overestimated, thereby inflating IQ-reading discrepancies. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Classification, Disability Identification, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Incidence, Intelligence Quotient, Males, Reading Difficulties, Sex Bias, Sex Differences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Discrepancy Formulas; Discrepancy Measure; New Zealand
Note: Special Issue: IQ-Discrepancy Definitions and the Diagnosis of LD.