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Evaluating the Supports Intensity Scale as a Potential Assessment Instrument for Resource Allocation for Persons with Intellectual Disability
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Chou, Yueh-Ching; Lee, Yue-Chune; Chang, Shu-chuan; Yu, Amy Pei-Lung – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
This study evaluated the potential of using the Supports Intensity Scale (SIS) for resource allocation for people with intellectual disabilities (ID) in Taiwan. SIS scores were compared with those obtained from three tools that are currently used in Taiwan for homecare services: the medical diagnosis issued by local authorities and two scales…
Descriptors: Resource Allocation, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation
A New Approach for the Quantitative Evaluation of Drawings in Children with Learning Disabilities
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Galli, Manuela; Vimercati, Sara Laura; Stella, Giacomo; Caiazzo, Giorgia; Norveti, Federica; Onnis, Francesca; Rigoldi, Chiara; Albertini, Giorgio – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
A new method for a quantitative and objective description of drawing and for the quantification of drawing ability in children with learning disabilities (LD) is hereby presented. Twenty-four normally developing children (N) (age 10.6 [plus or minus] 0.5) and 18 children with learning disabilities (LD) (age 10.3 [plus or minus] 2.4) took part to…
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Learning Disabilities, Screening Tests, Freehand Drawing
Can the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-Test Be the "Gold Standard" for the Motor Assessment of Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder?
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Venetsanou, Fotini; Kambas, Antonis; Ellinoudis, Theodoros; Fatouros, Ioannis; Giannakidou, Dimitra; Kourtessis, Thomas – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is an important risk factor in the development of children that can have a significant academic and social impact. This reinforces the need for its timely identification using appropriate assessment methods and accurate screening tests. The commonly used standardized motor test for the DCD identification…
Descriptors: Test Results, Screening Tests, Identification, Risk
Rasch Analysis of the Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration in Children with Intellectual Disabilities
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Wuang, Yee-Pay; Su, Chwen-Yng – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine the measurement properties of the Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration (VMI) in children with intellectual disabilities (ID) ages 4-12 years using the dichotomous Rasch model. The VMI was administered individually to 454 children with ID. Rasch analysis was applied to investigate…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Evaluation Methods, Perceptual Motor Coordination, Validity
Cutoff Scores, Norms and Patterns of Feeding Problems for the Screening Tool of fEeding Problems (STEP) for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
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Matson, Johnny L.; Fodstad, Jill C.; Boisjoli, Jessica A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2008
Independent living is a goal for everyone, but often persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) have major challenges in this respect. In fact, deficits in daily living skills are a hallmark of the condition. One of the most serious and potentially problematic of the independent living skills is difficulties or irregularities in eating. These…
Descriptors: Independent Living, Disabilities, Norms, Daily Living Skills