In Texas, placement of educable mentally retarded (EMR) students has required three factors-- intellectual assessment, educational appraisal, and adaptive behavior. This study examined 28 reclassified EMR students to determine which assessment factor is least stable in defining EMR and to determine significance of change in assessment scores. Data were secured from school records. Type of intellectual assessment test used varied greatly and was found to be the most inconsistent placement factor. However, educational appraisal scores contributed to over half the reclassifications. Adaptive behavior did not contribute to any reclassification. Due to limited sampling and variety of assessment tests, significance of change in scores was not determined. Generally, on retest,performance IQ scores were elevated while verbal IQ scores remained the same.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504230 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Bonner, Angela Denise |
| Contributors | Sininger, Rollin Albert, Wilborn, Bobbie L., Critelli, Joseph W., Johnson, Douglas A. |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | iv, 38 leaves, Text |
| Coverage | United States - Texas |
| Rights | Public, Bonner, Angela Denise, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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