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Validity of the National Independent Living Skills Screening Instrument.
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Sands, Deanna J. – Exceptionality: A Research Journal, 1992
This study, involving 118 adolescents and adults with deafness, found a high level of concurrent criterion validity for the National Independent Living Skills (NILS) Screening Instrument. The study concluded that the NILS is a valid tool for assessing independent living skills of persons age 16 and older with a hearing impairment and possible…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Concurrent Validity, Daily Living Skills
Reflections on "Validity of the National Independent Living Skills Instrument."
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Sands, Deanna J. – Exceptionality: A Research Journal, 1992
The author of EC 604 294 examines the lack of training students receive in applying problem-solving processes to novel situations and explores the development of her interest in defining and operationalizing the concept of independent living skills in individuals with disabilities, especially deafness. (JDD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Concurrent Validity, Daily Living Skills