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Reliability and Validity of the Vietnamese Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales with Preschool-Age Children
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Goldberg, Michael R.; Dill, Charles A.; Shin, Jin Y.; Nhan, Nguyen Viet – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
This study was conducted to examine an adaptation of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale (VABS) [Sparrow, S. S., Balla, D. A., & Cicchetti, D. V. (1984). "The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales." Circle Pines, MN: America Guidance Service; Sparrow, S. S., Balla, D. A., & Cicchetti, D. V. (2005). "Vineland Adaptive Behavior…
Descriptors: Vietnamese People, Mental Retardation, Construct Validity, Translation
Psychometric Validity and Clinical Usefulness of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales and the AAMD Adaptive Behavior Scale for an Autistic Sample.
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Perry, Adrienne; Factor, David C. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1989
The study found good concurrent validity when the American Association of Mental Deficiency Adaptive Behavior Scale-School Edition and the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales were used with 15 autistic persons aged 8 to 18. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adolescents, Autism, Behavior Rating Scales
The AAMD Adaptive Behavior Scale: A Psychometric Review.
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Spreat, Scott – Journal of School Psychology, 1982
Presents and discusses a variety of psychometric information pertaining to the American Association of Mental Deficiency (AAMD) Adaptive Behavior Scale. Presents reliability and validity data. Delineates the technical characteristics of the AAMD Adaptive Behavior Scale. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Rating Scales, Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals)
Reliability and Validity of the Adaptive Functioning Index: The Residential Checklist.
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Wilson, Carlene J.; Haskell, Simon H. – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1988
The Residential Checklist portion of the Adaptive Functioning Index was evaluated with 218 individuals with mental retardation in a large Australian residential facility, and found to be both valid and reliable for rating the intellectual and behavioral functioning of individuals, despite some inconsistency in the more subjectively rated measures.…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Behavior Development, Foreign Countries, Intellectual Development
Current Practices in the Assessment of Students with Severe Handicaps.
Sigafoos, Jeff; And Others – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1987
Evaluation of the cumulative files of 143 severely disabled students (ages 6 to 20 years) in five school districts indicated: (1) a lack of appropriate technically adequate norm-referenced tests, (2) technical adequacy not a major determinant in test selection, and (3) less frequent use (than expected) of criterion-referenced and adaptive behavior…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Psycho-Educational Profile-Revised (CPEP-R)
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Shek, Daniel T. L.; Tsang, Sandra K. M.; Lam, Lorinda L.; Tang, Florence L. Y.; Cheung, Penita M. P. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2005
The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Psycho-educational Profile-Revised (PEP-R). The Chinese PEP-R (CPEP-R) was administered to 63 preschool children with symptoms of autistic disorder recruited from special child-care centers in Hong Kong. Results showed that the scales of the CPEP-R…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Preschool Children, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Reliability
Applications of Adaptive Behavior Measurement in the Public School Setting.
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Lambert, Nadine M. – 1978
The Adaptive Behavior Scale, as developed, contains 10 domains of behavior reflecting independent functioning and social-emotional responsibility in Part One, and 14 domains of behavior appraising social-emotional adaptation in Part Two. The establishment of construct validity and standardization of the Scale for use with normal and handicapped…
Descriptors: Adaptation Level Theory, Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Rating Scales, Cognitive Measurement