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ERIC Number: EJ405372
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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On Defining Learning Disabilities: An Emerging Consensus.
Hammill, Donald D.
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v23 n2 p74-84 Feb 1990
This article reviews the efforts made since 1962 to define learning disabilities, discusses 11 prominent definitions, identifies important conceptual elements on which the definitions differ, and calls for a consensual acceptance of the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities definition. (PB)
Descriptors: Definitions, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Handicap Identification, Learning Disabilities, Vocabulary
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Practitioners; Researchers
Language: English
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