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Keeping Track of the Development of Professional Learning Communities in Schools: The Construction of Two Qualitative Classification Instruments
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Huijboom, Fred; Van Meeuwen, Pierre; Rusman, Ellen; Vermeulen, Marjan – Professional Development in Education, 2021
For investigating a comprehensive PLC framework, instruments are needed that capture the multi-layered PLC characteristics and that take into account the complex influencing educational context. Such instruments are currently lacking. This study aims at describing the development and validation of two qualitative classification instruments usable…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Professional Development, Teacher Collaboration, Classification
Convergent Validity of Functional Communication Tools and Spoken Language Comprehension Assessment in Children with Cerebral Palsy
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Vaillant, Emma; Oostrom, Kim J.; Beckerman, Heleen; Vermeulen, Jeroen R.; Buizer, Annemieke I.; Geytenbeek, Johanna J. M. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2022
Background: The majority of children with cerebral palsy (CP) experience challenges in functional communication from a young age. A pivotal aspect of functional communication is language comprehension. A variety of classification systems and questionnaires are available to classify and describe functional communication skills in children with CP.…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Communication Disorders, Communication Skills, Language Skills
How to Use the ADI-R for Classifying Autism Spectrum Disorders? Psychometric Properties of Criteria from the Literature in 1,204 Dutch Children
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de Bildt, Annelies; Oosterling, Iris J.; van Lang, Natasja D. J.; Kuijper, Sanne; Dekker, Vera; Sytema, Sjoerd; Oerlemans, Anoek M.; van Steijn, Daphne J.; Visser, Janne C.; Rommelse, Nanda N.; Minderaa, Ruud B.; van Engeland, Herman; van der Gaag, Rutger-Jan; Buitelaar, Jan K.; de Jonge, Maretha V. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
The algorithm of the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised provides criteria for autism versus non-autism according to DSM-IV. Criteria for the broader autism spectrum disorders are needed. This study investigated the validity of seven sets of criteria from the literature, in 1,204 Dutch children (aged 3-18 years) with and without mental…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Diagnostic Tests, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
The PDD-MRS: An Instrument for Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Persons with Mental Retardation
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Kraijer, Dirk; de Bildt, Annelies – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2005
The Scale of Pervasive Developmental Disorder in Mentally Retarded Persons (PDD-MRS) is described. The PDD-MRS is a simple classification and screening instrument devised for identification of autistic disorders (of the entire spectrum) in persons with mental retardation from mild to profound levels, age-range 2-55 years. The norms of the scale…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Disability Identification, Mental Retardation, Classification
Taxonomy of Foster Children in Foster Homes.
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Strijker, J.; Zandberg, T.; van der Meulen, B. F. – International Journal of Child and Family Welfare, 2002
Used the Child Behavior Checklists to develop a classification system to categorize behavior problems of foster children and initiated its validation with 91 foster children in The Netherlands. Identified four groups: normal, aggressive- delinquent-social problems, attention-social problems, and withdrawn-social problems. Found that these taxa…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classification, Foreign Countries, Foster Care