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50 Years of ERIC
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Lewandowski, Lawrence; Gathje, Rebecca A.; Lovett, Benjamin J.; Gordon, Michael – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2013
College students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often request and receive extended time to complete high-stakes exams and classroom tests. This study examined the performances and behaviors of college students on computerized simulations of high-stakes exams. Thirty-five college students with ADHD were compared to 185 typical…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Comparative Analysis, Testing, Vocabulary
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Lewandowski, Lawrence; Cohen, Justin; Lovett, Benjamin J. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2013
Students with disabilities often receive test accommodations in schools and on high-stakes tests. Students with learning disabilities (LD) represent the largest disability group in schools, and extended time the most common test accommodation requested by such students. This pairing persists despite controversy over the validity of extended time…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Learning Disabilities, Reading Comprehension, Undergraduate Students
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Lovett, Benjamin J.; Sparks, Richard L. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2010
Increasing numbers of students are being diagnosed as simultaneously gifted and having a learning disability, although the identification procedures and characteristics of these students are matters of continuing debate. In the present study, postsecondary students with learning disability diagnoses (N = 357) were grouped according to their IQ…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Learning Disabilities, Criteria, Intelligence Quotient
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Lovett, Benjamin J.; Johnson, Theodore L. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2010
The SCAN-3 is a battery of tasks used for the screening and diagnosis of auditory processing disorder. It is available in two versions, one for children (the SCAN-3: C) and one for adolescents and adults (the SCAN-3: A); the latter version of the SCAN-3 is reviewed in this article, although it is very similar to the child version. The primary…
Descriptors: Pathology, Adolescents, Reliability, Test Reviews
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Lewandowski, Lawrence J.; Lovett, Benjamin J.; Rogers, Cynthia L. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2008
Testing accommodations have become a common component of services for students with disabilities at all levels of education. This study examined the effect of a common testing accommodation--extended time--on the reading comprehension test performance of high school students. Sixty-four students, half of whom had learning disabilities (LDs) in the…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Reading Difficulties, Learning Disabilities, Reading Comprehension
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Lewandowski, Lawrence J.; Lovett, Benjamin J.; Parolin, Rosanne; Gordon, Michael; Codding, Robin S. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2007
Test accommodations such as extended time are presumed to reduce the impact of a disability, while not affecting test scores of the general population. This study examined the effects of an extended time (time and one-half) accommodation on the mathematics performance of fifth- to seventh-grade students with and without attention deficit…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Special Needs Students