Criteria for Identifying LD Students: Definitional Problems Exemplified. [Report No.: IRLD-RR-108

Autor/inn/en	Thurlow, Martha L.; und weitere
Institution	Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Inst. for Research on Learning Disabilities.
Titel	Criteria for Identifying LD Students: Definitional Problems Exemplified. [Report No.: IRLD-RR-108
Quelle	(1983), (32 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Criteria; Definitions; Elementary Secondary Education; Handicap Identification; Learning Disabilities; Student Characteristics; Teacher Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Begriffsbestimmung; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Lehrerverhalten
Abstract	A national sample of 118 teachers of learning disabled (LD) students described their school districts' criteria for identifying LD students and indicated their agreement or disagreement with the criteria. Four basic categories of definitions were reflected in the categories provided by the 118 teachers: ability-achievement discrepancy, achievement deficit, test scatter, and processing disorder. Reported criteria were characterized by variability, even within states, as were the teachers' stated agreement or disagreement with them. Findings suggested that the characteristics of students declared eligible for LD services are situation specific and do not reflect current knowledge, and that the criteria are vague and nonspecific. The need for alternative approaches to the identification of LD students was emphasized. (Author/CL)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01