A decade of research on learning disabilities: a report card on the state of the literature.
A review of 208 studies of children with learning disabilities (LD) published in 10 major journals between 1988 and 1990 was conducted to determine the extent to which recommendations made in 1980 and 1984 regarding reporting and design of LD research have been followed. A number of problems continue to threaten the interpretability and utility of results, including imprecise subject descriptions, heterogeneous samples, and methodological weaknesses. Implications for the field are discussed and recommendations for improvement are provided.
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Department of Family Studies, Faculty of Human Ecology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D007859:Learning Disabilities; D008297:Male; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D012106:Research