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Peer reviewedReschly, Daniel J. – Peabody Journal of Education, 2002
Discusses historical and contemporary influences on changes in special education assessment, emphasizing three persistent themes: accurate classification, fairness to minority students, and special education outcomes. Dunn's contributions to each theme are discussed, along with other influences such as legislation and litigation. Current dynamics…
Descriptors: Classification, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Labeling (of Persons)
Download full textReschly, Daniel J.; Ross-Reynolds, Jane – 1982
Two psychometric approaches for the investigation of item bias were employed to examine the performance of four sociocultural groups on six subtests of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Revised (WISC-R). The sample of 950 students was from Pima County, Arizona. One approach involved the comparison of the psychometric indices of…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Correlation, Difficulty Level, Exceptional Persons
