SUBTYPES OF STUDENTS WITH LEARNING-DISABILITIES BASED UPON GROSS MOTOR FUNCTIONS

被引:31
作者
MIYAHARA, M
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[1] Dept Educ Psychol Special Educ Needs, Institute of Education, University of London, London WC1H 0AA
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10.1123/apaq.11.4.368
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R49 [康复医学];
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100215 ;
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The purpose of this study was to identify possible subtypes of students with learning disabilities based upon gross motor functions. Subjects in a private school for learning difficulties were divided into a group of students with learning disabilities and a comparison group. Gross motor subtests from the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (Bruininks, 1978) were administered to both learning-disabled and comparison groups. The four subtypes yielded by the K-means iterative partitioning method demonstrated distinct profiles. Cluster membership was shown to be fairly stable by internal validation techniques. The external validity of the four subtypes was verified by a teacher's ratings of students' physical behaviors. It was recommended that the outcome of type-specific remediation and the longitudinal stability of gross motor subtypes be evaluated.
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页码:368 / 382
页数:15
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