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PDF pending restorationCrank, Joe N.; Deshler, Donald D. – Online Submission, 2001
This article documents the eligibility procedures and student assessment result of a project for identifying university students with learning disabilities. Many legal issues are relevant in the classification of young adults with disabilities, including the use of standardized procedures for establishing disability status which are meant to…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Learning Disabilities, College Students, Disability Identification
Peer reviewedMills, Carol J.; Tissot, Sherri L. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1995
The Raven's Progressive Matrices (RPM) and the Raven's Advanced Progressive Matrices (APM) were evaluated as possible instruments for identifying academically talented students in minority populations. A significantly higher proportion of minority children scored well on the RPM than on a traditional measure. Issues and concerns about using the…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Culture Fair Tests, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textAnthony, Kenneth; Humble, Alpha S. – Online Submission, 2000
In 1998, the Mississippi Association for Gifted Children (MAGC) created a task force to study identification practices in Mississippi. MAGC was concerned about minority under representation in gifted programs. The task force worked to answer the question "Is the implementation of the Mississippi referral to placement process equitable?"…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Talent Identification, Minority Groups, Disproportionate Representation
