Adult learning disabilities screening using an internet-administered instrument

The article validates an Internet-administered version of Adult Learning Disabilities Screening (ALDS), e-ALDS, by comparing 122 adult education participants who completed the ALDS in paper-and-pencil vs. Internet formats. Adults with undiagnosed specific learning disabilities (SLD) often experience under- or unemployment, lack of independent living, low self-esteem, and emotional health problems. Thus, high societal and personal costs of failing to recognize and intervene with adults with SLD have been identified in numerous studies. The use of computer-based testing has increased steadily since the concept was introduced in the 1950s.Daryl Mellard’s work on this article was supported by the USDE/OSEP project Individual Accommodation Model and Postsecondary Settings (H324M980109) and the UDSE/NIDRR project Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Full Participation in Independent Living (H133B000500)