A Multi-Trait Multi-Method Analysis of the Bayesian Screening Instrument and Test Battery for LD Adolescents

This research was published by the KU Center for Research on Learning, formerly known as the University of Kansas Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities. ; Three related studies were designed to address some key issues confronting the learning disability field concerning the identification of learning disabled adolescents . The first study (Research Report No. 9) addressed the question of which group(s) of professionals or parents make the most homogeneous identification decisions on learning disabilities' criteria. ·In the second study, (Research Report No. 10) the temporal and interscorer reliability as well as the construct and content validity of the Modified Component Disability Instrument was investigated. The reliability and validity of the Modified Component Disability Checklist and Secondary Test battery were investigated in the third study (Research Report No. 11).