The present study compares the performance of learning-disabled college students on the WAIS-R and the Tests of Cognitive Abilities from the Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery. It was found that there was no significant difference between the performance of learning-disabled college students on both instruments. Results of this study are different from those of similar studies comparing the WISC-R and the Tests of Cognitive Abilities.
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