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Peer reviewedPiotrowski, Richard J.; Siegel, Don J. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1986
E. Burns' (1984) attempt to explain the below average mean IQ scores reported for samples of learning dsabled (LD) students through the use of the bivariate normal probability distribution was examined. Alternative explanations which focus on issues related to the referral, identification, and placement of children are presented.(Author)
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Intelligence Quotient, Learning Disabilities
