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Interclinician Agreement and Bias in School Psychologists' Diagnostic and Treatment Recommendations for a Learning Disabled Child.

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Frame, Roger E.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1982

Measured interclinician agreement among 24 school psychologists who assessed a simulated learning disability case. Agreement was found to be moderately high for diagnosis and somewhat less for prescriptions. Little interpretational bias was shown. However the simulated lower-class Black child was judged ineligible for services more often.…

Descriptors: Bias, Counselor Attitudes, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education

Expectancy Effects and Their Relationship to Psychological Case Report Writing

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Tidwell, Romeria – Psychology in the Schools, 1976

The present study examined the relationship between the psychological evaluation reports of test examiners and the referral questions of classroom teachers. Data were analyzed using a 2 x 2 chi square analysis. Results indicated a biasing effect when examiners were knowledgeable about the reasons for referral. (Author)

Descriptors: Bias, Case Records, Counselor Attitudes, Educational Research