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标题：THE DIAGNOSIS DILEMMA: DYSLEXIA AND VISUAL-SPATIAL ABILITY
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作者：Donna Kotsopoulos ; Joanna Zambrzycka ; Samantha Makosz 等
期刊名称：Brock Education : a Journal of Educational Research and Practice
印刷版ISSN：1183-1189
出版年度：2017
卷号：26
期号：2
页码：102-110
DOI：10.26522/brocked.v26i2.608
出版社：Brock University
摘要：Visual-spatial ability is important for mathematics learning but also for future STEMparticipation. Some studies report children with dyslexia have superior visual-spatial skills andother studies report a deficit. We sought to further explore the relationship between childrenformally identified as having dyslexia and visual-spatial ability. Despite our best efforts, anddespite recruiting from a large potential sample population, we were unable to secure asufficient amount of participants for statistical power. Thus, our findings consider the ethicaldilemma of diagnosis; namely, (1) how do children come to be tested for disabilities? And, (2)what are the potential implications, mathematical or otherwise, for children who havedisabilities but are not formally identified? This report has important implications for childrenwith disabilities and for educators.