The IQ of Learning Disability Samples: A Reexamination.

Piotrowski, Richard J.; Siegel, Don J.

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ERIC Number: EJ343842

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Publication Date: 1986

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The IQ of Learning Disability Samples: A Reexamination.

Piotrowski, Richard J.; Siegel, Don J.

Journal of Learning Disabilities, v19 n8 p492-93 Oct 1986

E. Burns' (1984) attempt to explain the below average mean IQ scores reported for samples of learning dsabled (LD) students through the use of the bivariate normal probability distribution was examined. Alternative explanations which focus on issues related to the referral, identification, and placement of children are presented.(Author)

Descriptors: Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Intelligence Quotient, Learning Disabilities, Probability, Referral, Statistical Distributions, Student Placement

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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