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Mental Health Services for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: A Qualitative Study of Patient Characteristics, Associated Factors and Consequent Needs for Adaptation in Assessment and Treatment
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Kjersti Karlsen; Ellen Kathrine Munkhaugen; Hanne Kari Fossum; Trine Lise Bakken; Arvid Nikolai Kildahl – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Individuals with intellectual disabilities are at increased risk of mental health disorders, but may struggle to access appropriate services. While assessment/treatment may need to be adapted, knowledge is limited about what such adaptations may entail. Method: During a service development project, the participants (33 professionals,…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Mental Health, Comorbidity, Adults
Adapting a Positive Psychology Intervention Using the Ecological Validity Model: Process and Lessons Learned
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Kai Zhuang Shum; Emily Barry; Sarah M. Kiefer; Sarah Fefer; Shannon M. Suldo; Kristen E. Mahony-Atallah; John Ferron; Jacqueline Blass; Letty L. DiLeo; Hallie Lothrop; Nicolette Bauermeister – Grantee Submission, 2024
As the youth mental health crisis continues to worsen, there is a need for more evidence-based social-emotional interventions that can be applied in schools -- the setting in which youth are most likely to seek and receive mental health treatment (Simon et al., 2015). Further, exploring ways to culturally adapt interventions for marginalized…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers, Social Emotional Learning, Evidence Based Practice
The Computerized Adaptive Testing System Development Project.
McBride, James R.; Sympson, J. B. – 1982
The Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) project is a joint Armed Services coordinated effort to develop and evaluate a system for automated, adaptive administration of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). The CAT is a system for administering personnel tests that differs from conventional test administration in two major…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Adults, Armed Forces, Computer Assisted Testing
Design of a Microcomputer-Based Adaptive Testing System.
Vale, C. David – 1982
This paper explores the feasibility of developing a single-user microcomputer-based testing system. Testing literature was surveyed to discover types of test items that might be used in the system and to compile a list of strategies that such a system might use. Potential users were surveyed. Several were interviewed, and a questionnaire was…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Adults, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Oriented Programs
Computerized Testing in the German Federal Armed Forces (FAF): Empirical Approaches.
Wildgrube, Wolfgang – 1982
In April of 1982, the German Federal Armed Forces initiated the first empirical pilot project in the area of computerized adaptive testing (CAT). The configuration of hardware, psychological section, and physiological section is discussed, as well as two current problems (data transfer from the TEST 2000 microcomputer to a large sized computer for…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Adults, Aptitude Tests, Armed Forces
[Center on Student Testing, Evaluation, and Standards Setting.] Research and Development Mission. Final Performance Report.
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Stufflebeam, Daniel L. – 1985
A consortium of four institutions, based at Western Michigan University, was to plan a Research and Development Center on Student Testing, Evaluation, and Standards Setting. The four consortium sites are Boston College, the Dallas Independent School District, the University of Kansas, and Western Michigan University. This report is a final…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Consortia