Identifying students feigning dyslexia: Preliminary findings and strategies for detection

Dyslexia

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 228-246

  Harrison, Allyson G ^a   Edwards, Melanie J ^a   Parker, Kevin C H ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adults; Effort testing; LD; Symptom exaggeration; Symptom validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DYSLEXIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; STUDENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DECEPTION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DYSLEXIA; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51549116055     PISSN: 10769242     EISSN: 10990909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dys.366     Document Type: Conference Paper

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