The Effects of Language Background and Socio-economic Status on Screening Procedures: For the Early Identification of Learning ProblemsJanis Gershman, Joan Kershaw, Ontario. Ministry of Education, Toronto Board of Education. Research Department, Edgar Norman Wright Board of Education for the City of Toronto, Research Department, 1977 - Children of minorities - 90 pages |
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INTRODUCTION | 1 |
Validating the E I D P Procedures | 9 |
RESULTS | 17 |
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1st Lang 1st Language accuracy expected accuracy rate angles area of difficulty Arithmetic average born in Canada copy forms Copy Test correctly classified correlation decision theory dependent variables discriminant analysis Draw-A-Person I.Q. Draw-A-Person test E.I.D.P. assessment variables E.I.D.P. instruments E.I.D.P. measures E.I.D.P. PREDICTION E.I.D.P. variables early identification procedures early identification program Education or Grade Effect of Background EIDP English not 1st expected by chance false alarms Goodenough Identification and Developmental identification of learning identified unnecessarily identifying at risk intervention Kindergarten language groups Learning Disabilities learning problems no-parent families Number of Students parents Perceptual Forms test Placement Special Education predict W.R.A.T. scores prediction accuracy Prediction at risk PREDICTION OF GRADE predictive validity predictors psychologist interview Range Achievement Test regression analysis Research risk 68 selected socio-economic status Special Education Grade Student Survey student's background students accurately predicted teacher ratings Teacher-Psychologist Interview Toronto Early Identification variance accounted Wide Range Achievement