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Reliability, Validity and Acceptability of the PEDI-CAT with ASD Scales for Australian Children and Youth on the Autism Spectrum
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Angela Chamberlain; Emily D'Arcy; Andrew J. O. Whitehouse; Kerry Wallace; Maya Hayden-Evans; Sonya Girdler; Benjamin Milbourn; Sven Bölte; Kiah Evans – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Purpose: The PEDI-CAT (ASD) is used to assess functioning of children and youth on the autism spectrum; however, current psychometric evidence is limited. This study aimed to explore the reliability, validity and acceptability of the PEDI-CAT (ASD) using a large Australian sample. Methods: Caregivers of 134 children and youth on the spectrum…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Youth, Test Reliability
Quality of Child Development Scales. A Systematic Review
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Luque de Dios, Sara M.; Sánchez-Raya, Araceli; Moriana, Juan A. – International Journal of Educational Psychology, 2023
Currently, Developmental scales for children aged 0-6 years are a particularly valuable resource for assessing developmental milestones in children. Most scales are developed based on a broad conceptual framework, and their metric validation is insufficient and of low quality. The aim of this systematic review is to analyse the psychometric…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Stages, Preschool Children, Research Reports
Evaluating the Appropriateness of a New Computer-Administered Measure of Adaptive Function for Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Coster, Wendy J.; Kramer, Jessica M.; Tian, Feng; Dooley, Meghan; Liljenquist, Kendra; Kao, Ying-Chia; Ni, Pengsheng – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
The Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory-Computer Adaptive Test is an alternative method for describing the adaptive function of children and youth with disabilities using a computer-administered assessment. This study evaluated the performance of the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory-Computer Adaptive Test with a national…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Computer Assisted Testing, Adaptive Testing
Developments in Measuring Functional Activities: Where Do We Go with the PEDI-CAT?
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Ketelaar, Marjolijn; Wassenberg-Severijnen, Jeltje – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2010
During the past 30 years many pediatric assessment and outcome measures have been developed. Based on Rasch analysis, the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) was designed to measure functional status by asking parents about both the skills of their children and the performance of daily tasks in three functionally important domains…
Descriptors: Cues, Behavior Problems, Independent Living, Patients
Development of a Postacute Hospital Item Bank for the New Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory-Computer Adaptive Test
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Dumas, Helene M. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2010
The PEDI-CAT is a new computer adaptive test (CAT) version of the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI). Additional PEDI-CAT items specific to postacute pediatric hospital care were recently developed using expert reviews and cognitive interviewing techniques. Expert reviews established face and construct validity, providing positive…
Descriptors: Hospitals, Adaptive Testing, Content Validity, Construct Validity