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Using Processing Speed Tests To Predict the Benefit of Extended Test Time for University Students with Learning Disabilities.
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Ofiesh, Nicole S. – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2000
Examined whether processing speed tests can predict the benefits of extended test time for college students with learning disabilities. Found that the Visual Matching and Cross Out tests from the Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Ability-Revised were significantly correlated with the benefit of extended test time, while the Digit Symbol subtest…
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, College Students, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities
Detecting Learning Disabilities in the College-Age Student.
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Weller, Carol; Strawser, Sherri – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1980
The study involves the use of 20 subtests from various instruments designed to measure potential learning disabilities in college age students. The data show mechanical writing conventions rather than conceptual language skills to be deficient in college freshmen with problems in English composition. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, College Freshmen, Disability Identification, Exceptional Child Research
Using Wechsler Data to Predict Success for Learning Disabled College Students.
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Leonard, Faith C. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1991
Data from the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R), grade point average (GPA) after 2 semesters of full-time enrollment, and selected student characteristics were compared for 49 learning-disabled college students. WAIS-R results were not generally predictive of academic success, although Comprehension and Similarities subtests…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Higher Education, Intelligence Quotient