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Cawley, John F.; And Others – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1987
Analysis of arithmetic problem-solving difficulties among secondary school learning disabled students (N=63) indicated students had the most difficulty with problems of the indirect type and problems that contained extraneous information. Teaching suggestions are offered. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Learning Disabilities, Problem Solving, Secondary Education
Cuenin, Lynn H. – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1990
The Woodcock Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery (Revised) is reviewed in regard to its application with learning-disabled (LD) adults. Strengths of the revised test are identified as are concerns about the low representation of LD adults in the normative sample and the complex interpretation process. (DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Handicap Identification, Learning Disabilities, Student Evaluation
Graham, Steve – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1989
The review of the Test of Written Language-2 (TOWL-2) raises concerns about alternate forms reliability, subtest reliability, content validity, and omissions. It concludes that the TOWL-2 is an expanded and greatly modified version of the original test but may not be appropriate for identifying a student's specific writing problems. (DB)
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Screening Tests
