PO493: PSW for SLD: What Does the Diagnostic Utility Literature Indicate

  • PMD: 1,9
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Intermediate
  • Poster Session 4: Recent Developments in Assessment and Research

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. understand the four most important diagnostic utility statistics (i.e., PPV, NPV, sensitivity and specificity);
  2. evaluate the empirical PSW diagnostic utility literature with respect to SLD diagnosis; and
  3. apply diagnostic utility findings to decisions about using PSW for SLD identification.

Description

This presentation features a systematic review of diagnostic utility research regarding the processing strengths and weaknesses approach to identifying specific learning disabilities. Results can be applied to the identification process.

Presenter(s)

Nicholas F. Benson, PhD, Baylor University
Stefan C. Dombrowski, Rider University
Kathrin E. Maki, University of Florida

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