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ERIC Number: EJ230390
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980
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A Systems-Actuarial Method for the Differential Diagnosis of Handicapped Children.
McDermott, Paul A.
Journal of Special Education, v14 n1 p7-20 Spr 1980
To produce a greater degree of consistency and reliability in diagnosis of handicapped children, a system called multidimensional actuarial classification is presented for differential diagnosis of mental retardation, inadequate adaptive behavior, social maladjustment, academic under and overachievement, and learning disabilities. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disability Identification, Educational Diagnosis, Evaluation Methods, Learning Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Student Characteristics, Student Evaluation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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