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Disability eligibility issues and university student assessment outcomes
Crank, Joe N. Deshler, Donald D.
Crank, Joe N.
Deshler, Donald D.
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Abstract
Many issues pertaining to identifying and documenting university
students with learning disabilities (LD) have been discussed
in the professional literature or litigated. This article
documents the eligibility procedures and student assessment
results of a project for identifying and providing learning
strategies services to students with LD at a large midwestern
public university. Many legal issues are relevant in the discussion
and evaluation of this project, including the use of standardized
procedures for establishing disability status. This
project used standardized procedures such as eligibility rules
and cut-off scores for making eligibility decisions, thus reducing
the nagging inconsistencies and subjectivity associated
with nonstandardized assessments and clinical judgements
about LD. Students found eligible for the project showed academic
skill deficits as low as the fourth grade level, with the
average skill level being eighth grade. All students seeking
services but determined not eligible showed proficient academic
skills. Data from a sample of students not seeking
project services gave insight to the skills of “typical”, skill
proficient college students, thus providing an index by which
to judge skill deficiency.
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This is the published version. Copyright 2001 IOS Press.
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2001
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Crank, Joe N., and Donald D. Deshler. "Disability Eligibility Issues and University Student Assessment Outcomes." Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation 16.3/4 (2001): 217-26. Web.