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Sparks, Richard L.; Philips, Lois; Javorsky, James – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2003
A replication study compared 86 petition students who received course substitutions for the college foreign language (FL) requirement with 40 nonpetition students who fulfilled the requirement by passing FL courses. Findings indicate more than half of all the students did not meet criteria for learning disability classification. (Contains…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Classification, Disability Identification, Evaluation Methods

Morris, Mary; Leuenberger, Janice – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1990
A comparison of cognitive, academic, and linguistic profiles for 74 learning-disabled students and 37 nondisabled college students found significant differences in reading, writing, listening, and speaking achievement. No significant differences were found for gender or Verbal-Performance split in cognitive ability. Instruments used showed similar…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classification, Cognitive Ability, College Students