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Sattler, Jerome M.; Dean, Raymond S. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1980
The conclusion that learning disabled children have a deficit in perceptual organization is not accepted because of two major methodological problems. Dean refutes this criticism showing that learning disabled children have a perceptual organization deficit when compared with emotionally disturbed children. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis, Emotional Disturbances
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Woodcook, Richard W. – School Psychology Review, 1984
Twenty-one studies that reported mean score differences between the Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Ability (WJTCA) and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) Full Scale are summarized. The differences are found to be minimal and are attributed to data bias and WJTCA's higher correlation with achievement. (EGS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Comparative Analysis, Intelligence Tests, Learning Disabilities
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Algozzine, Bob; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1995
This article defends research evaluating similarities and differences in psychometric performances of students with learning disabilities (LD) and students with low achievement (LA), which concluded that psychometric test performance alone was an insufficient basis for differential diagnosis. Recent criticism of the research by Kenneth Kavale and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Research, Educational Testing
Evans, Ellis D.; Marken, Dan – 1983
The cumulative, long term impact of alternative kindergarten scheduling for everyday half- and full-day programs was examined for three successive cohorts of children. Dependent measures included academic achievement, school sentiment, personal-social behavior, school attendance, and referral to special education classes. Parent perception of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Experience