What Factors Might Explain the Disproportionate Representation of Minority Students

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Essay

What factors might explain the disproportionate representation of minority students identified as having IDD?

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Definitions:

Problem Solving

The process of identifying a problem, developing possible solution paths, and taking the appropriate course of action.

Heuristics

Simple, efficient rules, either mental or computational, that help in making decisions, forming judgments, or solving problems.

Overregularizations

A language development error where children apply standard grammatical rules too widely, often leading to incorrect verb forms or plural nouns.

Linguistic Relativity

The hypothesis that the structure of a language affects its speakers' worldview or cognition.