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Peer reviewedBricker, Diane; Squires, Jane – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1989
The evaluation of a parent-completed screening system, the Infant Monitoring Questionnaires, found: 86 percent to 91 percent agreement between classifications of infants made using standardized tests and the questionnaires, low under-screening and over-screening rates (0 percent to 11 percent), high inter-observer and test-retest agreement, and…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Disabilities, Handicap Identification, Infants
Peer reviewedThorburn, Marigold; And Others – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1992
This study examined the internal validity and reasons for false positives for the Ten Question Screen (with and without probes), used by community workers in developing nations to assess type and severity of disability. Results support the use of the screen but only if paired with measurements of hearing and visual impairments. (DB)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Developing Nations, Disabilities, Handicap Identification
Belmont, Lillian – 1984
The final report of the 5-year International Pilot Study of Severe Childhood Disability outlines findings concerning the prevalence of severe mental retardation in nine developing countries: Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan (Karachi and Lahore), the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Zambia. The study attempted to determine the…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Handicap Identification, Incidence
Peer reviewedCastelloe, Paul; Dawson, Geraldine – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1993
Forty parents of children with autism or pervasive developmental disorder completed the Wing Subgroups Questionnaire, developed for subclassifying children into one of L. Wing's three hypothesized subgroups. Results indicated that the questionnaire has adequate external criterion-referenced validity, with similar subgroup ratings made by…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Handicap Identification
Download full textKeenan, P. A.; Lachar, David – 1985
The Personality Inventory for Children (PIC) is an objectively scored, multidimensional measure of child and adolescent behavior, affect, and cognitive ability and can be completed by parents. The overall goal of this project was to evaluate the psychometric characteristics of the PIC as a screening device for use with preschool populations. The…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Handicap Identification, Learning Disabilities, Parent Participation
