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Teachers' perceptions of criteria for identifying learning disabled students
Author(s) -
Thurlow Martha L.,
Ysseldyke James E.,
Casey Ann
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(198407)21:3<349::aid-pits2310210313>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - psychology , learning disability , learning disabled , perception , sample (material) , mathematics education , special education , medical education , developmental psychology , applied psychology , pedagogy , medicine , chemistry , chromatography , neuroscience
A national sample of 118 teachers of learning disabled (LD) students described their school districts' criteria for identifying LD students and indicated their agreement or disagreement with the criteria. Reported criteria were characterized by variability, even within states, as were the teachers' stated agreement or disagreement with them. Implications of the continuing definitional crisis in the area of learning disabilities are explored.