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ERIC Number: EJ353992
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1986
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The Influence of Referral Information on the Diagnostic Classification of Exceptional Children.
Ritchie, Martin H.
Exceptional Child, v33 n3 p181-86 Nov 1986
Australian guidance counselors (N=79) who received referral information in which sex, age, reason for referral, attainment, Intelligence Quotient (IQ) were systematically varied revealed inconsistencies when evaluating the likelihood that the child was emotionally disturbed, learning-disabled, mildly intellectually handicapped, or perceptually-motor impaired. Reported attainment and IQ significantly influenced identification. (Author/CB
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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