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Peer reviewedCone, Thomas E.; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1985
The article logs descriptive demographic and psychometric data on 1,839 randomly selected learning disabled students from across Iowa. In contrast to the results of other studies, nearly 75 percent of the students in Iowa LD programs met a moderate level of academic discrepancy. Variability was found among the standard scores for the achievement…
Descriptors: Demography, Disability Identification, Learning Disabilities, State Surveys
Peer reviewedKavale, Kenneth A.; Reese, James H. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1992
The Iowa Learning Disabilities Evaluation Project studied the nature and characteristics of 917 students with learning disabilities (LD), focusing on gender, grade level, intellectual level, referral and evaluation, discrepancy between expected and actual achievement levels, placement, service delivery, and academic performance. Characteristics…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Ability, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedKavale, Kenneth A.; Reese, James H. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1991
A survey of teachers (n=547) of the learning disabled in Iowa found that teachers possess well-developed beliefs and perceptions about learning disabilities and are knowledgeable and well informed. The questionnaire covered four areas: nature and characteristics of learning disabilities, assessment and diagnosis, service delivery and intervention,…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Delivery Systems, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education
