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Direct linkBonti, Eleni; Bampalou, Christina E.; Kouimtzi, Eleni M.; Kyritsis, Zacharias – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2018
The purpose of this study is to investigate the reasons why Greek young adults with Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) seek learning assessments. The study sample consisted of 106 adults meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders criteria for SLD. Data were collected through self-report records (clinical interview) of adults…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Adults, Learning Disabilities, Mental Disorders
Sparks, Richard L.; Lovett, Benjamin J. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2014
This study examined the supporting documentation submitted by students with learning disability (LD) diagnoses. The participants were 210 students who were enrolled in a college support program for students with disabilities at a private liberal arts college. Findings showed that although most students submitted a psychoeducational evaluation,…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Higher Education, Documentation, Educational Diagnosis
Lufi, Dubi; Awwad, Abeer – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2013
The purpose of this article was to describe an initial step developing a new scale to identify individuals with learning disabilities (LD) and test anxiety. Eighty-eight students answered the "Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2" (MMPI-2). The participants were drawn from the following three groups: (a) adults with LD and test…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Test Anxiety, Comparative Analysis, Test Validity
Sparks, Richard L.; Lovett, Benjamin J. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2013
This study examined whether a large group of postsecondary students participating in a support program for students classified as having learning disabilities (LD) met criteria for five objective diagnostic models for LD: IQ-achievement discrepancy (1.0 SD, 1.5 SD, and greater than 2.0 SD) models, a "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, College Students, Clinical Diagnosis, Criteria
Peer reviewedSlate, John R.; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1990
Scores of 38 learning-disabled college students on the revised Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-R) and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) were compared. Results indicated significant correlations between the tests, though subjects tended to obtain higher scores on the WISC-R than on the WAIS-R. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests
Peer reviewedSlate, John R.; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1991
Investigation of the stability of Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Revised scores of 25 college students over a 4-year period found that global and subtest scores were highly stable. Subtest scores tended to be higher on the retest, but global scores were not despite four years of educational experiences between test administrations. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Intelligence Tests, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedHishinuma, Earl S. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1998
Describes the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Revised and discusses its use in diagnosing learning disabilities or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adolescents and adults. It addresses ethical and legal issues, the schism of standardized testing vs. modifications, assessment alternatives, and practitioner guidelines. (DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Attention Deficit Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis
