Exploring the diagnosis of "Gifted/LD": Characterizing postsecondary students with learning disability diagnoses at different IQ levels

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 91-101

  Lovett, Benjamin J ^a   Sparks, Richard L ^b  

^a ELMIRA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b 5944 Crittenden Drive   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic assessment; Giftedness; Learning disabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949581094     PISSN: 07342829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734282909341019     Document Type: Article

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