TY  - CHAP
AB  - Misidentification has two meanings. First, it refers to the identification of a student with a disability when in fact he or she does not have a disability. This is also referred to as a false positive. Misidentification can also mean a student has been identified with the wrong disability (e.g., specific learning disability (SLD) instead of mental retardation (MR)). Disproportionality includes both overrepresentation and underrepresentation. Overrepresentation is identifying more students with disabilities than would be expected based on proportions within a defined population. Conversely, underrepresentation refers to identifying fewer students with disabilities than their prevalence in a population.
VL  - 19
SN  - 978-1-84855-669-0, 978-1-84855-668-3/0270-4013
DO  - 10.1108/S0270-4013(2010)0000019007
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S0270-4013(2010)0000019007
AU  - Taylor Dyches Tina
AU  - Anne Prater Mary
ED  - Festus E. Obiakor
ED  - Jeffrey P. Bakken
ED  - Anthony F. Rotatori
PY  - 2010
Y1  - 2010/01/01
TI  - Chapter 4 Disproportionate representation in special education: Overrepresentation of selected subgroups
T2  - Current Issues and Trends in Special Education: Identification, Assessment and Instruction
T3  - Advances in Special Education
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 53
EP  - 71
Y2  - 2024/09/19
ER  -