Struggling with the Definitional Issue: A State Level Perspective

Struggling with the Definitional Issue: A State Level Perspective

Describes Iowa's use of the term "mental disability" rather than mental retardation and an IQ cutoff score of 85 for classification of mental disability. Revised draft guidelines for the identification of mental disability are presented that contain four criteria, including an IQ cuto...

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Veröffentlicht in:Education and training in mental retardation and developmental disabilities 1997-09, Vol.32 (3), p.191-193
1. Verfasser: Maurer, Steve
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
American Association on Mental Retardation
Classification
Definitional Issues in Mental Retardation
Definitions
Disabilities
Disability Identification
Educational Diagnosis
Educational Environment
Evaluation Criteria
Individual Characteristics
Intellectual disability
Intelligence Quotient
Iowa
Mental Retardation
Special education
Special needs students
State Departments of Education
State Regulation
Student Evaluation
Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Technical support
Training
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Zusammenfassung:Describes Iowa's use of the term "mental disability" rather than mental retardation and an IQ cutoff score of 85 for classification of mental disability. Revised draft guidelines for the identification of mental disability are presented that contain four criteria, including an IQ cutoff score of 75. (CR)
ISSN:1079-3917