SAT Verbal-Math Discrepancies: Accurate Indicators of College Learning Disability?.

Bennett, Randy Elliot; And Others

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Publication Date: 1987

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SAT Verbal-Math Discrepancies: Accurate Indicators of College Learning Disability?

Bennett, Randy Elliot; And Others

Journal of Learning Disabilities, v20 n3 p189-92 Mar 1987

The validity of Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) Verbal-Mathematical discrepancies as indicators of college learning disability (LD) was assessed for four groups of LD students (Total N about 5000) taking different test formats. Comparison with non-LD student scores indicated no evidence of larger discrepancies for the LD groups. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, College Students, Disability Identification, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities, Mathematics, Test Validity, Verbal Ability

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