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Inventory of Assessment Practices in People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities in Three European Countries
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Wessels, Marleen D.; van der Putten, Annette A. J.; Paap, Muirne C. S. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Knowledge about the quality of assessment methods used in the support of people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) is scarce. This study aimed to provide an overview of the assessment methods used in practice and to examine whether these instruments were studied for their psychometric properties for people with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Evaluation Methods
Validity of an Instrument That Assesses Functional Abilities in People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities: Look What I Can Do!
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Wessels, Marleen D.; Paap, Muirne C. S.; Van der Putten, Annette A. J. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2021
Background: Research about the psychometric properties of the Behavioural Appraisal Scales (BAS) in people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) is limited. This study evaluates invariance in factor structure, item bias and convergent validity of the BAS. Methods: Data on the BAS from two studies (n = 25; n = 52) were…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Ability Identification, Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities
Psychometric Evaluation of a Questionnaire to Measure the Quality of Life of People with Profound Multiple Disabilities (QOL-PMD)
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Petry, Katja; Maes, Bea; Vlaskamp, Carla – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
Because of a shortage of valid instruments to measure the QOL of people with profound multiple disabilities (PMD), the QOL-PMD was developed. In the present study, possibilities for item reduction as well as the psychometric properties of the questionnaire were examined. One hundred and forty-seven informants of people with PMD participated in the…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Quality of Life, Construct Validity, Questionnaires
Psychometric Evaluation of the Dutch Version of the Mood, Interest and Pleasure Questionnaire (MIPQ)
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Petry, Katja; Kuppens, Sofie; Vos, Pieter; Maes, Bea – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Recently, several instruments have been developed to measure the subjective component of the quality of life (QOL) of people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD). A next step, however, must be the further validation of these instruments. The present study aimed at evaluating the psychometric properties of one of these…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Multiple Disabilities, Severe Mental Retardation, Quality of Life
Multiple and Complex Needs: Researching the Views of Pupils with Multiple and Complex Needs. Is It Worth Doing and Whose Interests Are Served by It?
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Wright, Kevin – Support for Learning, 2008
Because of what are perceived by some as potential challenges it is still commonplace for research to fail to seek the opinions of pupils with multiple and complex needs. While many such pupils do have significant communication difficulties, along with other disabilities, which are undoubtedly a constraint, it is crucial in order to be inclusive,…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Mainstreaming, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Assistive Technology