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| Coombs, William T. | 1 |
| Eaves, Ronald C. | 1 |
| Fuqua, Dale R. | 1 |
| Sigafoos, Jeff | 1 |
| Stinnett, Terry A. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedBritton, Warner H.; Eaves, Ronald C. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1986
The relationship between the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales-Classroom Edition and its predecessor, the Vineland Social Maturity Scale was examined with 54 educable and trainable mentally retarded children. The concurrent validity of the two scales was moderate. The mean scores from the newer instrument were significantly lower. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Mild Mental Retardation, Moderate Mental Retardation, Test Validity
Peer reviewedStinnett, Terry A.; Fuqua, Dale R.; Coombs, William T. – School Psychology Review, 1999
Examines the construct validity of the Adaptive Behavior Scale-School: 2 (ABS-S: 2) through exploratory factor analysis. Results indicate that the ABS-S: 2 is best understood as a two-factor instrument for both children with mental retardation and for those without mental retardation. The test does seem to reflect personal independence and social…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Construct Validity, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
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
