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The Use of Tests by LD Teachers, School Psychologists, and Speech/Language Specialists in the Diagnosis of Learning Disabilities.
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Davis, W. Alan; Shepard, Lorrie A. – 1982
The purposes of this study were to determine (1) which tests are most frequently used in the identification of learning disabilities, (2) how knowledgeable specialists are about the technical properties of the tests, and (3) what practices are used to safeguard valid diagnoses when psychometrically inadequate tests are used clinically. A two stage…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicap Identification, Learning Disabilities