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Objective Criteria for Classification of Postsecondary Students as Learning Disabled: Effects on Prevalence Rates and Group Characteristics
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Sparks, Richard L.; Lovett, Benjamin J. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2009
This study examined the consequences of classifying postsecondary students as learning disabled (LD) using five objective sets of criteria: IQ-achievement discrepancies (1.0 to 1.49 SD, 1.5 to 1.99 SD, and greater than or equal to 2.0 SD), DSM-IV criteria, and chronic educational impairment beginning in childhood. The participants were 378…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Disability Identification, Postsecondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Agreement among Four Models Used for Diagnosing Learning Disabilities.
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Proctor, Briley; Prevatt, Frances – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2003
This study compared level of agreement among four models used to diagnose learning disabilities (LD), including the simple discrepancy, intraindividual, intellectual ability-achievement, and underachievement models. The simple discrepancy model diagnosed significantly more college students with LD than the others. The highest agreement was between…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, College Students, Disability Identification, Higher Education
Assistive Technology for Postsecondary Students with Learning Disabilities: An Overview.
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Raskind, Marshall H.; Higgins, Eleanor L. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1998
Reviews assistive technology as it relates to postsecondary students with learning disabilities by (1) tracing its development, (2) identifying models of assistive technology service delivery and specific services, (3) describing specific assistive technologies, and (4) reviewing research on the effectiveness of assistive technology with…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), College Students, Delivery Systems, Higher Education
Students with Learning Disabilities in College: The Need for a Programmatic Approach to Critical Transitions.
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Siperstein, Gary N. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1988
The paper describes the Three Stage Transition Model of service delivery for postsecondary learning disabled students. Identified are activities colleges can implement to help a student (1) entering college, (2) managing the academic and social changes during college, and (3) exiting college to enter employment. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Administrators, College Admission, College Programs, College Students