The cross-cultural validity of the learning disability index: A reanalysis of Mishra's data
- 1 September 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Clinical Psychology
- Vol. 41 (5) , 680-685
- https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-4679(198509)41:5<680::aid-jclp2270410516>3.0.co;2-y
Abstract
This study investigated the nature of a learning disability index (LDI) for the objective assessment of verbal-nonverbal patterns of intellectual deficit on the WISC-R. The Factor II score coefficients derived from an unrotated principal components analysis of the WISC-R normative data, in combination with the individual's (or group's) average scaled scores, are used for this purpose. The mean LDI of various groups of learning disabled children, including Mishra's (1984a; 1984b) Mexican-American and Papago groups, are shown to be reliably different from the mean LDI of the normative population and thus demonstrate its cross-cultural validity.Keywords
This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
- The Psychometric Assessment of Children with Learning DisabilitiesJournal of Learning Disabilities, 1984
- Recategorized WISC-R scores of learning-disabled children from Mexican-American cultureJournal of Clinical Psychology, 1984
- WISC-R performance patterns of learning-disabled children from Papago cultureJournal of Clinical Psychology, 1984
- The WISC-R and Learning Disabilities AssessmentJournal of Learning Disabilities, 1981
- Bannatyne patterns of Caucasian and Mexican-American learning disabled childrenPsychology in the Schools, 1979
- programs, materials and techniquesJournal of Learning Disabilities, 1974