Faculty Publications
Early-Screening Programs: When Is Predictive Accuracy Sufficient?
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Learning Disability Quarterly
Volume
8
Issue
3
First Page
182
Last Page
188
Abstract
Review of the early-identification literature indicates considerable problems related to describing screening results and determining when a procedure accurately identifies students believed to be at-risk. Several criteria are proposed in this article for determining and communicating screening results. These criteria, which are applied to a screening program for illustrative purposes, provide a context for judging prediction accuracy. It is argued that accuracy of prediction is of little value and cannot be considered sufficient unless the predictions lead to better educational opportunities for the students about whom they are made. © 1985, Council for Learning Disabilities. All rights reserved.
Department
Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations
Original Publication Date
1-1-1985
DOI of published version
10.2307/1510892
Recommended Citation
Wilson, Barry J. and Reichmuth, Monica, "Early-Screening Programs: When Is Predictive Accuracy Sufficient?" (1985). Faculty Publications. 4802.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/4802
