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Peer reviewedKavale, Kenneth A.; Forness, Steven R. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1984
Meta-analysis was used to arrive at a quantitative synthesis of the results of 94 studies of the validity of Wechsler regroupings for differential diagnosis of learning disabilities. The primary findings indicated that no recategorization, profile, factor cluster, or pattern showed a significant difference between learning disabled and normal…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification, Learning Disabilities, Profiles
Peer reviewedCluett, Sandra E.; Forness, Steven R.; Ramey, Sharon L.; Ramey, Craig T.; Hsu, Chuanchieh; And Others – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 1998
A study investigated the effect of different diagnostic criteria on the identification of emotional or behavioral disorders in 3694 second-grade children. Results indicated the 13 different diagnostic combinations identified from 1.1% to 27.5% of the sample. Four of these combinations resulted in significant ethnic or gender bias. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification, Emotional Disturbances
