Factor analysis and discriminant analysis of psychoeducational report contents |
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Authors: | Esther Sinclair Joyce Alexson |
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Affiliation: | UCLA Mental Retardation and Child Psychiatry Program 760 Westwood Plaza Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA |
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Abstract: | This study evaluated the psychoeducational reports of 205 children who were referred to the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital for evaluation of academic achievement problems. Factor analysis of the report data indentified a medical factor, a school history factor, and a family factor. Following factor analysis, all three factors as well as measures of cognitive functioning and academic achievement were entered into a discriminant analysis in order to determine which variables, if any, helped predict the educational placement finally to be recommended for each child at the end of the individual psychoeducational work-up. Statistical analysis indicated different results for each of four educational placement options, the greatest predictability being associated with regular classroom placement. Across all placements, the variable that allowed for the greatest accuracy in predicting educational programming recommendations was academic achievement, measured as mean achievement score on standardized achievement tests. |
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