Ontogeny of School Failure
Classification of First-Grade Children
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8220918 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Deborah L Speece (University of Maryland, College Park, corresponding author), David Cooper (0000-0002-8296-3219, University of Maryland, College Park), David Heath Cooper (0000-0002-3731-6805, University of Maryland, College Park) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 119 |
| Publication date | 1990-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Educational Research Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-8312 • E-ISSN: 1935-1011 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1163071 |
| OpenAlex | W4233141348 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 29 |
The ontogeny of school failure was addressed by examining the characteristics of 112 first-grade children, 63 of whom were considered at risk for school failure. Measures of achievement, intelligence, behavior, language, and learning potential were used with cluster analysis techniques to identify six empirically derived clusters that were replicated across two samples. Three profiles represented variations of normal performance, and three represented atypical patterns suggestive of learning disabilities, mild mental retardation, and language problems. These interpretations were validated by cluster differences on the degree of risk for referral, observed classroom behavior, and achievement variables not used in the cluster analysis. The variability of skills evident across the clusters, in addition to the composition of the clusters, suggested that teachers cope with a high degree of heterogeneity in their classrooms, that their referrals are not based solely on one dimension of children’s psychometric performance, and that certain multivariate profiles are associated with higher risk of referral. By capturing this variability it may be possible to design interventions that ameliorate the risk of failure for some groups of children
Cluster (spacecraft · Developmental psychology · Learning disability · Mathematics education · Multivariate analysis · Multivariate statistics · Ontogeny · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Referral · Statistics · Behavioral and Psychological Studies · Clinical Psychology · Computer Science · Educational and Psychological Assessments · Family and Disability Support Research · Infant Development and Preterm Care · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development · Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
Statistical Methods for Rates and Proportions
Cluster Analysis
Methodology Review
An Examination of Procedures for Determining the Number of Clusters in a Data Set
An Examination of the Effect of Six Types of Error Perturbation on Fifteen Clustering Algorithms
Ward and Hook Revisited
Differentiating the Contribution of Elevation, Scatter and Shape in Profile Similarity
A Coefficient of Agreement for Nominal Scales
A Comparison of Cluster Analysis Techniques Withing a Sequential Validation Framework
Schools make a difference
Behavioral risk factors in kindergarten
Beyond IQ Test Bias
Assessment in Context
Reading Instruction in Special Education Resource Rooms
Analyzing sequential categorical data on dyadic interaction
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,19 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2022 (28) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |