Classification Congruence among School Psychologists and Its Relationship to Type of Referral Question and Professional Experience.

Ward, Sandra B.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ428218

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Classification Congruence among School Psychologists and Its Relationship to Type of Referral Question and Professional Experience.

Ward, Sandra B.; And Others

Journal of School Psychology, v29 n2 p89-108 Sum 1991

Investigated referral question bias on school psychologists' classification decisions across different types of cases. Findings from 175 school psychologists who classified 5 case studies on basis of scores from intelligence, achievement, and behavioral measures revealed lack of congruence among respondents' classification decisions that was more evident in connection with nonexceptional cases and that resulted in more false-positive decisions. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Classification, Congruence (Psychology), Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Interrater Reliability, Referral, School Psychologists

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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