One Size Still Does Not Fit All in Specific Learning Disability Assessment across Ethnic Groups.

Warner, Tamara D.; Dede, Duane E.; Garvan, Cynthia W.; Conway, Timothy W.

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ERIC Number: EJ657303

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Publication Date: 2002

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One Size Still Does Not Fit All in Specific Learning Disability Assessment across Ethnic Groups.

Warner, Tamara D.; Dede, Duane E.; Garvan, Cynthia W.; Conway, Timothy W.

Journal of Learning Disabilities, v35 n6 p500-8 Nov-Dec 2002

This study compared using a minimum IQ cutoff score and a simple difference method versus a regression-based method for identifying specific learning disabilities (SLD) in African American and European American college students (n=117). The regression-based method resulted in a significantly larger proportion of identified African Americans. (Contains references.) (CR)

Descriptors: Black Students, College Students, Disability Identification, Educational Discrimination, Evaluation Methods, Learning Disabilities, Postsecondary Education, Racial Differences, Racial Discrimination, Student Evaluation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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