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Validation of Autism Screening Assessments: Comparison of the Social Communication Questionnaire, Social Responsiveness Scale and 23Q with DSM-5 in Assessing for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Uganda
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Jorem Emmillian Awadu – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The lack of validated autism spectrum disorder (ASD) screening instruments hampers rehabilitation efforts for children with ASD in Africa. In the present study, the psychometric properties of two ASD screening instruments, that have been well-validated in the United States (US) context, were examined in the Ugandan context. These instruments were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Screening Tests, Disability Identification
Moderate Learning Difficulties: Searching for Clarity and Understanding
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Norwich, Brahm; Ylonen, Annamari; Gwernan-Jones, Ruth – Research Papers in Education, 2014
The concept of moderate learning difficulties (MLD) is not clearly understood in its definition and in its general use. Nevertheless, as a distinct area of special educational needs (SEN) this category has constituted about a quarter of all of those pupils identified as having SEN in England. This paper reports the analysis of findings from an…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Severity (of Disability), Definitions, Disability Identification
A Validity Analysis of Selected Instruments Used to Assess Autism.
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Teal, Madalyn Brand; Wiebe, Michael J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1986
The study investigated the effectiveness of three instruments in discriminating 20 autistic from 20 trainable mentally retarded children (ages 3-12): Autism Screening Instrument for Educational Planning (ASIEP), Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS), and Diagnostic Checklist for Behavior Disordered Children. The CARS and ASIEP provided for a…
Descriptors: Autism, Comparative Testing, Disability Identification, Moderate Mental Retardation
Two Language Screening Tests Compared with Developmental Sentence Scoring.
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Blaxley, Lynn; And Others – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1983
The performance of 90 children between the ages of four and six years on two language screening tests was compared with their performance on Developmental Sentence Scoring (DSS) to determine the accuracy of these screening tests in identifying language impairments. The Bankson Language Screening Test was generally accurate in the identification of…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Diagnostic Tests, Disability Identification, Language Acquisition
Standardization of the Denver Developmental Screening Test on Infants from Yucatan, Mexico.
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Solomons, Hope C. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1982
Standardization of the Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) on 288 babies raning in age from two to 54 weeks in Yucatan, Mexico, yielded such findings as that subtest scores increased with age, and that the DDST failed to identify a "questionable" 16 or 17 babies with borderline scores on the Bayley Motor Scale. (Author/MC)
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Identification, Foreign Countries
Correlating the DIAL and the BTBC.
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Sarachan-Deily, Ann Beth; And Others – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1983
The degree of correlation of the "concept" subtest of the Developmental Indicators of the Assessment of Learning (DIAL) with the Boehm Test of Basic Concepts (BTBC) was studied with 95 beginning kindergarten children. Both measures were highly correlated, indicating the evaluation of similar abilities. (Author/SEW)
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Concept Formation, Disability Identification, Kindergarten Children
McCarthy Scales, McCarthy Screening Test, and Kaufman's McCarthy Short Form Correlations with the Peabody Individual Achievement Test.
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Naglieri, Jack A.; Harrison, Patti L. – Psychology in the Schools, 1982
Examined the relationships between the McCarthy Scales General Cognitive Index, the McCarthy Screening Test, Kaufman's McCarthy short form, and the Peabody Individual Achievement Test using a sample of elementary students. Found the Estimated General Cognitive Index by Kaufman's short form was virtually identical to the McCarthy Scales Index.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Measurement, Comparative Testing, Correlation