The "Bannatyne" Recategorization Assessment Procedure: Is It Valid for Individual Diagnosis of LD Children?

The WISC-R subtest scores of 159 black LD children of low socioeconomic status were recategorized into Spatial (Sp), Conceptual (C), and Sequential (Sq) scales as recommended by Bannatyne (1974). As a group, the sample displayed the classic Sp > C > Sq pattern. However, only 18 of the subjects...

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Published in:Learning disability quarterly 1986-08, Vol.9 (3), p.208-213
Main Authors: Dundon, William D., Sewell, Trevor E., Manni, John L., Goldstein, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Black people
Child psychology
Children
Children with disabilities
Educational evaluation
Educational programs
Intelligence quotient
Learning disabilities
Low income groups
Mathematics
Mathematics tests
Medical diagnosis
Public schools
Socioeconomic status
Wechsler scales
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Summary:The WISC-R subtest scores of 159 black LD children of low socioeconomic status were recategorized into Spatial (Sp), Conceptual (C), and Sequential (Sq) scales as recommended by Bannatyne (1974). As a group, the sample displayed the classic Sp > C > Sq pattern. However, only 18 of the subjects (11.3%) were identified in accordance with the requirement that the differences between categories be statistically reliable for each individual. This subgroup was matched with LD controls not demonstrating the "Bannatyne" pattern. Analyses of longitudinal reading and math scores revealed no differences between groups. It was concluded that the diagnostic utility of the "Bannatyne" pattern is questionable.
ISSN:0731-9487
2168-376X
DOI:10.2307/1510466