Date of Award
2000
Degree Name
Psychology
College
College of Liberal Arts
Type of Degree
M.A.
Document Type
Thesis
First Advisor
Del Lawhon
Second Advisor
James Ranson
Third Advisor
Stephen O'Keefe
Abstract
This study evaluated the effectiveness of the Children's Memory Scale at discriminating learning disabled (LD) children from non-learning disabled children between the ages of 9 and 16. A total of 56 children were included in the study; 27 LD and 29 non-LD. Subjects were first determined to be LD or not through the administration of the WISC-Ill and the WIAT to determine if their was a discrepancy of a minimum of 1.75 standard deviations between their individual achievement scores and IQ scores. If the significant discrepancy existed the subject was found to be LD. A neuropsychological battery of tests were then administered to all subjects. Findings showed that the Children's Memory Scale produced statically significant results in determining whether a child is found to be learning disabled or not.
Subject(s)
Learning disabled children -- Testing.
Learning disabilities -- Diagnosis.
Neuropsychological tests for children.
Recommended Citation
Winland, Anna, "Children's Memory Scale discriminate with LD and Non-LD children" (2000). Theses, Dissertations and Capstones. 2155.
https://mds.marshall.edu/etd/2155
Included in
Child Psychology Commons, Cognition and Perception Commons, Developmental Psychology Commons, Disability and Equity in Education Commons
