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Effects of the Learning Disability Label, Quality of Writing Performance, and Examiner's Level of Expertise on the Evaluation of Written Products

Steve Graham

Steve Graham is an assistant professor in the Department of Special Education, University of Maryland. He received his EdD from the University of Kansas. His research has focused on the writing problems of learning disabled students.

Ann Dwyer

Ann Dwyer is an assistant professor in the Department of Special Education, University of Maine, Farmington. She received her PhD from Purdue University. Address: Steve Graham, Department of Special Education, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742.

Examiners were directed to score three essays differing in quality and were told that the essays were written by LD or normal students. Half of the examiners received a brief introduction to the scoring procedures; the other half received more intensive training. Labeling effects were successfully attenuated by providing additional training.

Journal of Learning Disabilities, Vol. 20, No. 5, 317-318 (1987)
DOI: 10.1177/002221948702000513
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