OPERATIONALIZING A DEFINITION OF LEARNING-DISABILITIES

Authors
SHAW SF CULLEN JP MCGUIRE JM BRINCKERHOFF LC
Citation
Sf. Shaw et al., OPERATIONALIZING A DEFINITION OF LEARNING-DISABILITIES, Journal of learning disabilities, 28(9), 1995, pp. 586-597
Citations number
73
Categorie Soggetti
Rehabilitation,"Education, Special
Journal title
Journal of learning disabilities → ACNP
ISSN journal
00222194
Volume
28
Issue
9
Year of publication
1995
Pages
586 - 597
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2194(1995)28:9<586:OADOL>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Past, present, and future concerns regarding the definition of learnin g disabilities (LD) ave documented. Research on efforts to clarify the LD label is discussed, with a focus on the questionable utility of th e discrepancy model. Finally, an approach to operationalizing the NJCL D definition oi LD is presented and applied.