The Role of Measurement in Educational Policy: Lessons from the Identification of Learning Disabilities.

Shepard, Lorrie

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Publication Date: 1983

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The Role of Measurement in Educational Policy: Lessons from the Identification of Learning Disabilities.

Shepard, Lorrie

Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, v2 n3 p4-8 Fall 1983

Technical problems in the assessment of learning disabilities (LD) are only a small part of the problems leading to the misidentification of children in this category of handicap. Given all the other motives and purposes served by labeling a child LD in school, apparently sound measurement advice may actually do more harm than good. (LC)

Descriptors: Disability Identification, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Differences, Learning Disabilities, Measurement Techniques, Special Education, Test Selection, Test Validity, Testing Problems

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children

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