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Peer reviewedFinlan, Thomas G. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1992
This study found that states with low percentages of students identified as learning disabled (LD) used a diagnostic method for determining a severe discrepancy, whereas few states identifying the most students used such a method. Use of a method to determine a severe discrepancy may reduce inappropriate labeling of students as LD. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
