Volume : V, Issue : I, January - 2015

Issues Related to the Diagnosis of Developmental Dyscalculia

Deepika Agarwal, Dr. Sona Ahuja

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With the increase in the growing number of children diagnosed with developmental dyscalculia (DD), its understanding is essential for pedagogues to ascertain workable instructional strategies. One of the most promising ways to ensure the well– being of DD individuals is to document relatively reliable identification of such cases so that well timed remediation can be provided. This paper underlines the issues for diagnosis of DD in context of the psychometric properties (reliability and validity) of the tools, appropriateness of using standardized tests, necessity of item–timed tests, dependability on single measure, adopting dissimilar parameters in different tools, cost and technology, level of education and need of longitudinal studies. Suitability of using response to intervention for the identification of DD students is also discussed. We conclude by recommending for further research to document relatively reliable investigation of DD.

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Deepika Agarwal, Dr. Sona Ahuja Issues Related to the Diagnosis of Developmental Dyscalculia Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 1 January 2015

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