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Agreement between School Study Team Decisions and Authoritative Definitions in Classification of Students At-Risk for Mild Disabilities.

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Gresham, Frank M.; MacMillan, Donald L.; Bocian, Kathleen M. – School Psychology Quarterly, 1998

School study teams' use of results from traditional psychoeducational measures in determining eligibility for special education is examined. Three groups of students were studied: (1) learning disabled (N=47); (2) mildly mentally retarded (N=43); (3) low achievers (N=60). Relatively low agreement was found between eligibility and research…

Descriptors: Access to Education, At Risk Persons, Children, Disability Identification