Psychosocial Characteristics of Handicapped Children Who Perform Suboptimally during Assessment.

Fuchs, Douglas; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ330978

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Publication Date: 1986

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Psychosocial Characteristics of Handicapped Children Who Perform Suboptimally during Assessment.

Fuchs, Douglas; And Others

Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, v18 n4 p176-84 Jan 1986

A language test and five psychosocial measures were used to evaluate the effect of examiners on 32 disabled preschool and school-age children who were moderately to profoundly speech impaired, or both. Results indicated that the children performed significantly better when tested by familiar examiners than by unfamiliar examiners. (Author/ABB)

Descriptors: Children, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Examiners, Performance Factors, Speech Handicaps, Test Anxiety, Test Bias, Testing

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Language: English

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