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Limitations of Standard Scores in Individual Achievement Testing |
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| Authors: | S E Phillips Harvey F Clarizio |
| Institution: | Associate Professor of Measurement, College of Education, 458 Erickson Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824. She specializes in educational measurement and statistics.;Professor of Educational Psychology, College of Education, 439 Erickson Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824. He specializes in behavior disorders in children. |
| Abstract: | This paper considers two major problems related to the Identification of learning disabilities with individually administered achievement tests: the appropriateness of standard versus developmental scores for determining severity of discrepancy and the limitations of existing developmental score scales. The paper also examines the characteristics of the developmental score scales of individualized achievement tests commonly used to evaluate learning disabilities. |
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