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ERIC Number: EJ1192430
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Nov
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0731-9487
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School Psychologists' Confidence in Learning Disability Identification Decisions
Maki, Kathrin E.; Burns, Matthew K.; Sullivan, Amanda L.
Learning Disability Quarterly, v41 n4 p243-256 Nov 2018
Many school psychologists spend a large portion of their time conducting evaluations for special education, but school psychologists' confidence in learning disability (learning disability[ies] [LD]) identification has not been examined experimentally. This study examined differences in 376 school psychologists' confidence in their identification decisions across LD identification methods, student evaluation data conclusiveness level, school psychologist experience, identification consistency, and identification methods used in practice, preferred identification methods, and identification methods taught in graduate school. The school psychologists reported lower levels of confidence when using response to intervention (RtI) compared with ability-achievement discrepancy, and they reported lower levels of confidence when student data were inconclusive compared with when student data were conclusive that a student did not have LD. Higher levels of experience and training did not increase the likelihood of greater confidence compared with lower levels of experience and training. However, school psychologists who reported "somewhat confident ratings" were more likely to make inconsistent identification decisions than school psychologists who reported "not very confident" ratings. Implications for practice and research are discussed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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