Intelligence Testing and the Field of Learning Disabilities: A Historical and Critical Perspective.

Osgood, Robert L.

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ERIC Number: EJ311979

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Publication Date: 1984

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Intelligence Testing and the Field of Learning Disabilities: A Historical and Critical Perspective.

Osgood, Robert L.

Learning Disability Quarterly, v7 n4 p343-48 Fall 1984

The article reviews the origins of the intelligence testing movement in the U.S., discusses the difficulties inherent in measuring intelligence, and considers alternatives to current LD identification procedures. (CL)

Descriptors: Disability Identification, History, Intelligence, Intelligence Tests, Learning Disabilities, Testing Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Language: English

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Note: Special Issue: Holism.