CONFIABILIDAD DE UN CUESTIONARIO PARA RASTREO DE TRASTORNO DE APRENDIZAJE (CEPA) EN NI OS EN EDAD ESCOLAR

The assessment questionnaires are basic toolsused in research or in programs geared to theearly, simple, and fast detection of a sicknessin the general population, with a high level ofaccepted reliability and validity. Objective: todetermine the reliability of an assessmentquestionnaire dealing with learningdisabilities; which makes easy the detection ofchildren who are more likely to have learningdisabilities. Patients and Methods: a randomsample of 681 children was chosen; theybelonged to the 3rd and 4th socio-economicstrata, aged 8 and 11, of primary basicschooling education, from 4 educationalinstitutions of a neighboring village of theMetropolitan Area of Medellin and whowillingly decided to participate in the study.From this population, a non-random sample of80 individuals was taken who met theinclusion criteria to carry out a pilot test. Thequestionnaire comprises 39 items comprising8 frequent areas of difficulties. It is designed toassess the cognitive and language processes.