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Ivimey, John K.; Taylor, Ronald L. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1980
Demonstrates the need for schools to clearly define diagnostic categories such as learning disabilities (LD). These LD students were considerably different from LD students in other studies. They performed on grade level according to the Wide Range Achievement Test, but significantly below their peers in actual classroom performance. (Author)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Comparative Testing