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Peer reviewedKnowles, Barry S.; Knowles, Patricia S. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1983
In a study involving 78 first-year college students, 19 of whom had been identified as learning disabled (LD), it was found that scores on the American College Test, Standard Test of Academic Skills, and grade point average could be used to predict LD with 84 percent accuracy. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: College Students, Evaluation Methods, Learning Disabilities, Prediction
Peer reviewedWarner, Tamara D.; Dede, Duane E.; Garvan, Cynthia W.; Conway, Timothy W. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2002
This study compared using a minimum IQ cutoff score and a simple difference method versus a regression-based method for identifying specific learning disabilities (SLD) in African American and European American college students (n=117). The regression-based method resulted in a significantly larger proportion of identified African Americans.…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Students, Disability Identification, Educational Discrimination
