Severe Discrepancy: Some Thoughts from Cognitive Psychology.

Swanson, H. Lee

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ERIC Number: EJ370433

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Publication Date: 1987

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Severe Discrepancy: Some Thoughts from Cognitive Psychology.

Swanson, H. Lee

Learning Disabilities Research, v3 n1 p57-63 Win 1987

Three ways in which cognitive psychology can apply to the study of performance discrepancies in learning disabled (LD) students are discussed: explaining variance in test performance, focusing on competence, and revealing processing discrepancies when overt performances of LD and non-LD students are similar. (Author/JW)

Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, Competency Based Education, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Psychometrics, Theory Practice Relationship

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