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KMID : 0367320030140020209
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Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2003 Volume.14 No. 2 p.209 ~ p.217
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DIAGNOSTIC VALIDITY OF THE K-ABC AND THE K-LDES FOR CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISORDER AND LEARNING PROBLEM
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Jeon Sun-Young
Shin Min-Sup
Cho Soo-Churl
Kim Bung-Nyun
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Abstract
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Object : This study examined the diagnostic validity of the K-ABC and the K-LDES for identifying the cognitive deficits and the learning difficulty of children with learning disorder and to diagnose the learning disorder.
Method : The clinical group consisted of 15 children with learning disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder accompanying learning problem (LP) and 14 children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. They were diagnosed either learning disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder based on DSM-IV criteria by child psychiatrists and clinical psychologists visiting Seoul National University Children´s Hospital. The normal group was composed of 15 children be going to an elementary school. All groups were between tho age of 7 and 12. The K-ABC was administered to the clinical and the normal group. The K-LDES was also administered to mothers of all groups.
Result : There were no significant differences on sequential, simultaneous, mental processing sub-scales of the K-ABC in three groups. However, The LP group showed slightly lower scores on Achievement scale and significant low scones on Reading/Decoding than the other groups. On K-LDES, LP group showed significant low scores on Listing, Thinking, Reading, Writing, Spelling, Mathematical calculation, Learning quotient (LQ) than the other groups. Also there were significant correlations between K-ABC and K-LDES subscakes.
Conclusion : The result of present study showed that the K-ABC and the K-LDES are a valid and effective instruments for evaluating and diagnose the learning disorder.
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KEYWORD
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Learning disorder, Diagnostic validity
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