A Computerized System for the Classification of Developmental, Learning, and Adjustment Disorders in School Children
- 1 October 1980
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Educational and Psychological Measurement
- Vol. 40 (3) , 761-768
- https://doi.org/10.1177/001316448004000321
Abstract
A computer program entitled Program MAC is presented which applies series of statistical decision rules for the differential diagnosis and classification of mental retardation, academic under- and over-achievement, social maladjustment, learning disabilities, and other problems found in school-age children.Keywords
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