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Peer reviewedBrooks, Penelope H.; Baumeister, Alfred A. – Peabody Journal of Education, 1983
Problems with experimental research on mental retardation include: (1) difficulties with defining mental retardation; (2) neglect in demonstrating causal relationships; and (3) reliance on methodology not necessarily appropriate for defining the criteria of retardation. The author advocates abandoning definitions based on intelligence tests and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Experimental Psychology
