Abstract
In this study, predictive classification accuracy was used to select those tasks from a kindergarten screening battery that best identified children who, three yean later, were classified as educable mentally handicapped or as having a specific learning disability. A subset of measures enabled correct classification of 91 % of the children in those special education categories and 85 % of the children in regular education. Although there was a high percentage of false positives, 57% of these children were actually poor achievers in third grade. Lower screening scores were associated with being tested in Spanish or both English and Spanish, minority status and low SES.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 377-389 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - Dec 1 2005 |
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- Developmental and Educational Psychology
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Selecting and validating tasks from a kindergarten screening battery that best predict third grade educational placement. / Scott, Marcia Strong; Delgado, Christine; Tu, Shihfen; Fletcher, Kathryn L.
In: Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, Vol. 40, No. 4, 01.12.2005, p. 377-389.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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JO - Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities
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