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A Comparison of Methods of Assessing Adaptive Behaviour in Pre-school Children with Developmental Disabilities.
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Roberts, Clare; And Others – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1993
Preschool children (n=128) at risk for development of a developmental disability were assessed using the Scales of Independent Behavior and the revised Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales-Survey Form. The summary scores of both tests were found to correlate moderately with IQ and with the extent of integration children achieved in their subsequent…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), At Risk Persons, Behavior Rating Scales, Developmental Disabilities
Translation, Cultural Adjustment, and Validation of a Measure of Adaptive Behavior.
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Tombokan-Runtukahu, Juliana; Nitko, Anthony – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1992
This study delineated procedures for cross-cultural adaptation and operationalization of adaptive behavior in individuals with mental retardation, culturally adapted the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale, and investigated the validity of the resulting instrument. The study concluded that the domain of adaptive behavior can be successfully applied…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Behavior Rating Scales, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences
Discriminant Validity of the Vineland Scales: Score Profiles of Individuals with Mental Retardation and a Specific Disorder.
Balboni, Giulia; Pedrabissi, Luigi; Molteni, Massimo; Villa, Susanna – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2001
Utility of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales-Expanded Form to discriminate among areas of adaptive behavior was substantiated by comparing profiles of scores obtained by 113 individuals with mental retardation and either a communication, social behavior, or motor disorder. Results support the use of the Vineland Scales in ecological evaluation…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Rating Scales, Communication Skills, Discriminant Analysis