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ERIC Number: EJ524469
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-2194
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An Investigation of Documentation Submitted by University Students to Verify Their Learning Disabilities.
McGuire, Joan M.; And Others
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v29 n3 p297-304 May 1996
Analysis of the documentation submitted by 415 university students to support their eligibility for support services found serious problems in the type and quality of evaluation reports, including flaws in the comprehensiveness of assessments and the use of questionable instruments for this population. Recommendations are offered for establishing guidelines for acceptable documentation. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: College Students, Disability Identification, Documentation, Eligibility, Evaluation, Guidelines, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities, Methods, Standards, Student Evaluation, Student Personnel Services, Universities
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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