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Banas, Norma; Wills, I. H. – Academic Therapy, 1980
The authors discuss ways to graph and view the performance of learning disabled (LD) students on the Detroit Test of Learning Aptitude (DTLA). Analysis of level and spread of scores as well as of the types of errors are described. A remediation approach is then developed based on individual strengths and weaknesses. (CL)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Diagnostic Teaching, Learning Disabilities, Standardized Tests
Wills, I. H.; Banas, Norma – Academic Therapy, 1976
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, Intelligence Tests, Learning Disabilities
Banas, Norma; Wills, I. H. – Academic Therapy, 1979
The article discusses two subtests of the Detroit Tests of Learning Aptitude: the Disarranged Pictures subtest which measures visual perception, and Memory for Designs, which assesses recall and reproduction of abstract visual presentation. Diagnostic and prescriptive considerations are reviewed. (CL)
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Learning Disabilities, Memory, Recall (Psychology)
Banas, Norma; Wills, I. H. – Academic Therapy, 1978
The article focuses on the use of the Detroit Tests of Learning Aptitude for prescriptive teaching with learning disabled students. (SBH)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Banas, Norma; Wills, I. H. – Academic Therapy, 1978
The article reviews the Digit Span and Coding subtests of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Revised (verbal and performance tests) and discusses the use of pattern analysis in choosing instructional approaches for learning disabled students. (CL)
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Educational Diagnosis, Learning Disabilities, Standardized Tests
Banas, Norma; Wills, I. H. – Acad Therap Quart, 1969
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Educational Diagnosis, Exceptional Child Education, Learning Disabilities
Banas, Norma; Wills, I. H. – Academic Therapy, 1979
The article (Part 2 of a series) discusses the Auditory Attention Span for Unrelated Words and the Visual Attention Span for Objects subtests of the Detroit Tests of Learning Aptitude. Skills measured and related factors influencing performance are among aspects considered. Suggestions for remediating deficits and capitalizing on strengths are…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Attention Span, Diagnostic Teaching, Diagnostic Tests
Banas, Norma; Wills, I. H. – Academic Therapy, 1979
The article, the sixth in a series discussing specific tests of the Detroit Tests of Learning Aptitude (DTLA), deals with verbal opposites (word meanings in isolation) and verbal absurdities (word meanings in context). (DLS)
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Learning Disabilities
Banas, Norma – 1993
This book is intended to assist in using the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Revised (WPPSI-R) and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition as tools for identifying a child's strengths and weaknesses for the purpose of improving academic and behavioral functioning. The first chapter focuses on using the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Diagnostic Teaching, Individual Differences, Intelligence Tests
