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Peer reviewedGivens, Thelma – Psychology in the Schools, 1980
With an understanding of the rules of scoring and an appreciation of the need for correctness, the scoring of the Adaptive Behavior Scale, Public School Version, will result in fewer errors. Lacking adequate preparation in scoring, the practitioner should be aware of the potential unreliability of results. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Mental Retardation
Sigafoos, Jeff; And Others – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1987
Evaluation of the cumulative files of 143 severely disabled students (ages 6 to 20 years) in five school districts indicated: (1) a lack of appropriate technically adequate norm-referenced tests, (2) technical adequacy not a major determinant in test selection, and (3) less frequent use (than expected) of criterion-referenced and adaptive behavior…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
