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Cohen, Matthew L.; Tulsky, David S.; Boulton, Aaron J.; Kisala, Pamela A.; Bertisch, Hilary; Yeates, Keith Owen; Zonfrillo, Mark R.; Durbin, Dennis R.; Jaffe, Kenneth M.; Temkin, Nancy; Wang, Jin; Rivara, Frederick P. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the internal consistency and construct validity of the Traumatic Brain Injury Quality of Life Communication Item Bank (TBI-QOL COM) short form as a parent-proxy report measure. The TBI-QOL COM is a patient-reported outcome measure of functional communication originally developed as a self-report…
Descriptors: Brain, Head Injuries, Quality of Life, Pediatrics
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Sutton, Griffin P.; Barchard, Kimberly A.; Bello, Danielle T.; Thaler, Nicholas S.; Ringdahl, Erik; Mayfield, Joan; Allen, Daniel N. – Psychological Assessment, 2011
Evaluation of visuoconstructional abilities is a common part of clinical neuropsychological assessment, and the Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration (VMI; K. E. Beery & N. A. Beery, 2004) is often used for this purpose. However, few studies have examined its psychometric properties when used to assess children and…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Intelligence, Neurological Impairments, Injuries
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Hamed, Razan; Tariah, Hashem Abu; Malkawi, Somaya; Holm, Margo B. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2012
The Mayo-Portland Adaptability Inventory 4 (MPAI-4) is a valid and reliable assessment tool to detect clinical impairments in patients with acquired brain injury. The tool is widely used by rehabilitation therapists worldwide, given its good psychometric properties and its availability in several languages. The purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Performance Tests, Performance Based Assessment, Semitic Languages, Psychometrics
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DeJong, Joy; Donders, Jacobus – Assessment, 2009
The latent structure of the California Verbal Learning Test-Second Edition (CVLT-II) was examined in a clinical sample of 223 persons with traumatic brain injury that had been screened to remove individuals with complicating premorbid (e.g., psychiatric) or comorbid (e.g., financial compensation seeking) histories. Analyses incorporated the…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Verbal Learning, Verbal Tests, Neurological Impairments
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Noreau, Luc; Lepage, Celine; Boissiere, Lucie; Picard, Roger; Fougeyrollas, Patrick; Mathieu, Jean; Desmarais, Gilbert; Nadeau, Line – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2007
The objectives of this study were: (1) to examine the psychometric properties of the Assessment of Life Habits (LIFE-H) for children; and (2) to draw a profile of the level of participation among children of 5 to 13 years of age with various impairments. The research team adapted the adult version of the LIFE-H in order to render it more…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Head Injuries, Neurological Impairments, Measurement Techniques
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Sherman, Elisabeth M. S.; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1995
A 3-factor solution of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale--Revised (WAIS-R) in 260 adults with suspected head injury suggested relatively good construct validity for the factors, based on correlations with neuropsychological tests. Findings are discussed in terms of the multidimensional nature of neuropsychological tests and WAIS-R factors.…
Descriptors: Adults, Attention, Construct Validity, Correlation
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Clendenin, Aaron A.; Businelle, Michael S.; Kelley, Mary Lou – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2005
The Sports Behavior Checklist (SBC) is subjected to a principal components analysis, and subscales are correlated with subscales of the Conners' Revised Parent Form and the Social Skills Rating System. Both of these analyses are conducted to determine the construct validity of the instrument. A subsample of lower socioeconomic status individuals…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Check Lists, Construct Validity, Athletics