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Enduring and Unresolved Issues in the Test Accommodation Decision Process for Individuals with Learning Disabilities: Test Validity and Documentation of Learning Disabilities
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Ofiesh, Nicole S.; Bisagno, Joan M. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2008
Given the high number of requests for test accommodations and the myriad of test accommodations available, test agencies give considerable attention to the process involved in the provision of test accommodations for high stakes tests. The decision to provide an accommodation to an individual with learning disabilities is based largely on the…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Learning Disabilities, Test Validity, High Stakes Tests
Comparison of Parent's and Teachers' Perceptions of Children's Behavior: A Study of Attentional Problems in a Natural Setting
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Rappaport, Lisa N. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2006
The purpose of this study was to investigate concordance of reports of hyperactive and distractible behavior from three different sources: parents, teachers, and the child, using two different instruments, the ADHD Rating Scale and the Gordon Diagnostic System (GDS). The incidence rate of attentional problems that any of the sources reported in…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Rating Scales
Effects of Self-Monitoring on Classroom Preparedness Skills of Middle School Students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Creel, Chrissy; Fore, Cecil, III; Boon, Richard T.; Bender, William N. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2006
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a self-monitoring procedure to increase classroom preparedness skills of four sixth grade students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The study used a multiple-baseline across participants design to evaluate the effectiveness of this intervention. The baseline,…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Intervention, Maintenance, Hyperactivity