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Wiig, Elisabeth H.; Wilson, Carolyn C. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1994
Assessment of 15 students with learning disabilities (ages 9-13) found that their ability to answer comprehension and synthesis questions was poorer than that of their peers, but their ability to answer knowledge, analysis, and application questions was commensurate with age peers. Findings suggest that individual assessment of levels of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Comprehension, Evaluation Methods, Intermediate Grades