Profiles of Learning Disability Subtypes in a Retrospective Sampling of Adolescents' Scores on the Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery-Revised

This study was an effort to subtype adolescents' learning disabilities using scores on the Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery–Revised. A cluster analysis of 88 cases classified as learning disabled and 75 as nonlearning disabled was conducted to characterize subtypes. Two distinct subt...

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Published in:Psychological reports 2002-06, Vol.90 (3), p.767-770
Main Authors: Hurley, Gina Ann, Levinson, Edward M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Female
Humans
Learning Disorders - classification
Learning Disorders - diagnosis
Learning Disorders - epidemiology
Male
Reproducibility of Results
Retrospective Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:This study was an effort to subtype adolescents' learning disabilities using scores on the Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery–Revised. A cluster analysis of 88 cases classified as learning disabled and 75 as nonlearning disabled was conducted to characterize subtypes. Two distinct subtypes emerged for the group while one for the nonlearning disabled group was identified. A multivariate analysis of variance to test for differences in scores among the identified subtypes yielded significant differences, suggesting that these students had two specific types of learning disorders. Cross-validation is essential.
ISSN:0033-2941
1558-691X
DOI:10.2466/pr0.2002.90.3.767