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Stone, Addison; Forman, Ellice – Learning Disabilities Research, 1988
The performance of 10 language-learning disabled ninth graders was compared to that of 16 normally achieving ninth graders and 10 normally achieving fourth graders on a modified Piagetian problem solving task sensitive to cognitive changes in early adolescence. Results suggested significant conceptual limitations in the language-learning disabled…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cognitive Development, High Schools, Language Handicaps
Peer reviewedBernhardt, Barbara – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1990
The Test of Problem Solving (TOPS) was evaluated by 20 speech-language clinicians based on designer claims that the test assesses integration of semantic, linguistic, and reasoning ability and taps skills needed for academic and social acceptance. Results challenged the content validity of the test. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Content Validity, Elementary Education, Language Handicaps, Language Tests
