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ERIC Number: EJ657303
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-2194
One Size Still Does Not Fit All in Specific Learning Disability Assessment across Ethnic Groups.
Warner, Tamara D.; Dede, Duane E.; Garvan, Cynthia W.; Conway, Timothy W.
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v35 n6 p500-8 Nov-Dec 2002
This study compared using a minimum IQ cutoff score and a simple difference method versus a regression-based method for identifying specific learning disabilities (SLD) in African American and European American college students (n=117). The regression-based method resulted in a significantly larger proportion of identified African Americans. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Black Students, College Students, Disability Identification, Educational Discrimination, Evaluation Methods, Learning Disabilities, Postsecondary Education, Racial Differences, Racial Discrimination, Student Evaluation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: African Americans; Discrepancy Formulas