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Intellectual Assessment of Children and Youth in the United States of America: Past, Present, and Future
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Kranzler, John H.; Benson, Nicholas; Floyd, Randy G. – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2016
This article briefly reviews the history of intellectual assessment of children and youth in the United States of America, as well as current practices and future directions. Although administration of intelligence tests in the schools has been a longstanding practice in the United States, their use has also elicited sharp controversy over time.…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Children, Youth, Test Construction
Specific Learning Disabilities in DSM-5: Are the Changes for Better or Worse?
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Tannock, Rosemary – International Journal for Research in Learning Disabilities, 2013
DSM-5, the fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association's "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders," was published in May 2013, amidst a storm of controversy. This article focuses on changes made to the diagnostic criteria for Specific Learning Disorders (SLD). Primary criticisms of the changes in the SLD concern…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Response to Intervention, Mental Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis
Mistaken Evaluation: The School Psychologist or the Case Law?
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Zirkel, Perry A. – Communique, 2012
Given their pivotal position, school psychologists have understandable concerns about the possibility of becoming the target of the relatively frequent legal proceedings under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Indeed, the threat of litigation can contribute to a flight from the profession (Lange, 2011). Yet, an informal…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Civil Rights, Court Litigation, School Psychologists
"Old Habits Die Hard:" Past and Current Issues Pertaining to Response-to-Intervention
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Restori, Alberto F.; Gresham, Frank M.; Cook, Clayton R. – California School Psychologist, 2008
When Congress passed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act in 2004 (IDEIA 2004), local educational agencies (LEA) were permitted to use a Response-to-Intervention (RtI) approach for identifying children with possible learning disabilities for special education. Furthermore, IDEIA 2004 no longer required LEAs to establish an…
Descriptors: Intervention, Federal Legislation, Learning Disabilities, Intelligence Tests
States' Eligibility Guidelines for Mental Retardation: An Update and Consideration of Part Scores and Unreliability of IQs
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Bergeron, Renee; Floyd, Randy G.; Shands, Elizabeth I. – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2008
Mental retardation (MR) has traditionally been defined as a disorder in intellectual and adaptive functioning beginning in the developmental period. Guided by a federal definition of MR described in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, it is the responsibility of each of the United States to describe eligibility guidelines for special…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Mental Retardation, Intelligence Tests, Intelligence Quotient
Assessment beyond IQ
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Omichinski, Donna Riccio; Van Tubbergen, Marie; Warschausky, Seth – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2008
A component of a school assessment plan includes traditional IQ testing, often referred to as psychological or psycho-educational testing. Psycho-educational testing can yield information about how a student compares to others in her grade or age group, individual strengths and needs, and recommendations to improve instruction. The intended…
Descriptors: Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests, Psychological Testing, Educational Testing