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Peer reviewedJordan, Cyndi – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2000
This article reviews the guidelines developed by a task force of the Association of Higher Education and Disabilities for the documentation of a learning disability at the postsecondary level. Guidelines are provided for the use and implementation of the guidelines. The potential misuse of the guidelines is also addressed. (Contains six…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Classification, Documentation, Guidelines
Peer reviewedHayes, Frusanna B.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1986
The efficiency with which learning disabled and nonlearning disabled college students perform cognitive processing tasks was examined. A simple visual reaction time and speeded classification tasks were used. Learning disabled adults were slower and more variable on speeded classification tasks but did not differ on visual reaction time tasks.…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Basic Skills, Classification, Cognitive Processes
Peer reviewedSparks, 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
Peer reviewedMorris, 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
Download full textCataldo, Donna; Arsenault, Joseph – 1987
A study examined the identification of distinct subgroups of learning-disabled young adults based on their ability to generate written language. Two subgroups of learning-disabled college students, the language strong/visually weak (N=22) and the visually strong/language weak (N=10), were identified based on evaluation of 32 essays. Subjects were…
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Style, College Students, Expressive Language
Zirkel, Perry A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2001
Compared to students from affluent public and prep schools, few inner-city students receive extra time or other accommodations when taking high-stakes tests. The growth in "false positives" among affluent youth may partly stem from nonspecific definitions under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Fairness is being…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Affluent Youth, Classification, College Students
