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Peer reviewedVance, Hubert Booney; Singer, Marc G. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1979
A study involving 98 children (6 to 13 years old) in ten learning disabilities (LD) classes investigated the hypothesized pattern of recategorized WISC-R (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised) subtest scores into spatial, conceptual, and sequential areas. (SBH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Intelligence Tests, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedElliott, Max – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1981
The article reviews current estimation techniques and their resultant effects on the learning disability classroom's composition. An alternate estimation methodology, using z-score conversions, is presented. (Author/SBH)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedMcLeod, John – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1979
The author argues against the accepted symptom of learning disabilities--a discrepancy between measured intelligence and measured educational achievement scores; and demonstrates that it is feasible to produce a quantitative definition of educational underachievement, and therefore to identify learning disabled students. (SBH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Identification
