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ERIC Number: EJ524470
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-2194
Diagnostic Utility of the WISC-III Developmental Index as a Predictor of Learning Disabilities.
Watkins, Marley W.
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v29 n3 p305-12 May 1996
This study examined the diagnostic utility of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition Developmental Index (WDI), a measure of neuropsychological deficits. It found that the WDI performed at chance levels when distinguishing 611 students diagnosed with learning disabilities from those diagnosed with emotional disturbances (n=80) or mental retardation (n=33), as well as from 2,200 simulated nondisabled cases. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Learning Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Neuropsychology, Predictive Measurement, Test Validity
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Wechsler Developmental Index