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ERIC Number: EJ568707
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-2194
Discrepancy between Definitions of Learning Disabilities and School Practices: An Empirical Investigation.
MacMillan, Donald L.; Gresham, Frank M.; Bocian, Kathleen M.
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v31 n4 p314-26 Jul-Aug 1998
This study evaluated 150 elementary students previously referred to school study teams for possible learning disability (LD) as defined by a discrepancy between IQ and performance on a standardized achievement test. Comparison with actual school-based decisions found fewer than half of students certified as LD by local schools evidenced the aptitude-achievement discrepancy required by the state (California). (DB)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Compliance (Legal), Definitions, Disability Identification, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Intelligence Quotient, Learning Disabilities, Referral, Standardized Tests, State Standards
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Ability Achievement Discrepancy; California