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ERIC Number: EJ677842
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0033-3085
Using Educational Placement in Third Grade to Select and Validate a Preschool Screening Measure.
Scott, Marcia Strong; Delgado, Christine F.
Psychology in the Schools, v40 n6 p565-82 Nov 2003
Examines the predictive validity of a screening test for children with mild learning problems. Scores on a cognitive battery were evaluated in terms of the accuracy with which they predicted the classification of children into regular or special education. A classification accuracy level of 79% was achieved for the exceptional children, and 70% for the normally achieving children. (Contains 53 references and 2 tables.) (GCP)
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Mild Disabilities, Preschool Children, Primary Education, School Psychology, Screening Tests, Special Education, Student Placement, Test Validity
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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