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Peer reviewedWeller, Carol; Strawser, Sherri – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1980
The study involves the use of 20 subtests from various instruments designed to measure potential learning disabilities in college age students. The data show mechanical writing conventions rather than conceptual language skills to be deficient in college freshmen with problems in English composition. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, College Freshmen, Disability Identification, Exceptional Child Research
