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Keogh, Barbara K. – Learning Disabilities Research, 1987
Arguments supporting the conceptual validity of learning disabilities are presented against the background of current definitional problems. The need to differentiate between classification and identification and the importance of a shared attribute definition are stressed. It is argued that a taxonomy of learning disabilities and related…
Descriptors: Achievement, Classification, Definitions, Educational Diagnosis
Hessler, Gary L. – Learning Disabilities Research, 1987
The rationale for employing severe discrepancy criteria in learning disability identification is discussed. Educational implications of two models for determining severe discrepancy are described (the variation model and the prediction model), and the importance of distinguishing between the two is stressed. (JW)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Definitions, Educational Diagnosis
Willson, Victor L. – Learning Disabilities Research, 1987
The article reviews statistical and psychometric issues associated with the severe discrepancy definition of learning disabilities used in Public Law 94-142. It is proposed that these issues should not drive the psychological theory of learning disabilities and should be replaced by constructs firmly grounded in psychological theories of learning.…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Definitions, Educational Diagnosis
Mastropieri, Margo A. – Learning Disabilities Research, 1987
The article reviews findings regarding the use of severe discrepancy formulas in the identification of learning disabilities by the Work Group on Measurement Issues in the Assessment of Learning Disabilities. Associated problems such as overreliance on test scores and the exclusion of the teacher in educational decision making are discussed.…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Definitions, Educational Diagnosis
Scruggs, Thomas E. – Learning Disabilities Research, 1987
In response to Kenneth Kavale's theoretical objections to the model of severe discrepancy in determining the existence of learning disabilities, this article describes advantages of discrepancy considerations and presents a model that emphasizes the role of the learning disabilities teacher in diagnosing and remediating specific learning…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Definitions, Educational Diagnosis
