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Dupuis, Annie; Moon, Michael J.; Brian, Jessica; Georgiades, Stelios; Levy, Tomer; Anagnostou, Evdokia; Nicolson, Rob; Schachar, Russell; Crosbie, Jennifer – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
We examined the correlation between interviewer-administered Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale II (VABS-II) and the parent-rated Adaptive Behavior Assessment System II (ABAS-II) questionnaire in 352 participants (ages 1.5-20.8 years) with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to determine if ABAS could be used as a screen to reduce the number of VABS…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Adjustment (to Environment), Student Behavior, Autism
Stirk, Steven; Field, Bryony; Black, Jessica – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: The Learning Disability Screening Questionnaire (LDSQ) has been shown to have high sensitivity and specificity to identify those who are likely to meet intellectual disability diagnostic criteria (McKenzie, et al. [McKenzie K., 2015]). However, there is no independent research to date to support these findings. Materials and Methods:…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Questionnaires, Screening Tests, Diagnostic Tests
Chow, Jason C.; Wehby, Joseph H. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2019
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between language behavior in students with or at risk of emotional and behavioral disorders. School-age students in K-4 grades (N = 300, 76% male) were sampled across three school districts. Students were grouped based on oral language ability and measured on teacher-rated subscales of…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Language Skills, School Districts, Elementary School Students
La Malfa, Giampaolo; Lassi, Stefano; Bertelli, Marco; Albertini, Giorgio; Dosen, Anton – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
The importance of emotional aspects in developing cognitive and social abilities has already been underlined by many authors even if there is no unanimous agreement on the factors constituting adaptive abilities, nor is there any on the way to measure them or on the relation between adaptive ability and cognitive level. The purposes of this study…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Behavior Problems, Adjustment (to Environment), Measures (Individuals)

Malone, Daniel R.; Christian, Walter P., Jr. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1975
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Exceptional Child Research, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Mental Retardation
Walsh, Kevin K.; Shenouda, Nivine – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1999
Relations among instruments used in community mental-health services for people with developmental disabilities were explored with 284 individuals. Correlation coefficients were evaluated for statistical significance and effect size for subtests of the Reiss Screen for Maladaptive Behavior, the Aberrant Behavior Checklist, and the Adaptive…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Check Lists, Community Programs, Comparative Analysis

Gully, Kevin J.; Hosch, Harmon M. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1979
Three classifications of 6- through 12-year-old children (388 nonretarded, 115 educable mentally retarded, and 85 trainable mentally retarded) were evaluated on the public school version of the Adaptive Behavior Scale by their teachers. (Author/SBH)
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Classification, Discriminant Analysis, Elementary Education
Chambers, Jack A.; Barron, Frank – 1978
The study was designed to provide a relatively simple method of identifying gifted Mexican-American elementary school children, using as Ss approximately 298 Mexican-Americans (in grades 3-6) from both urban and rural schools. Ss were rated by present and former teachers on traits found to be characteristic of highly creative and talented…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Check Lists, Creativity Tests, Cultural Differences
Lambert, Nadine M. – 1977
Six school districts in California provided data on the Public School Version of the Adaptive Behavior Scale for 373 children, ages three through six, who were enrolled in regular and trainable mentally retarded (TMR) preschool programs. The results of the study are reported as means and standard deviations of the domain scores for Part One and…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Age Differences, Behavior Rating Scales, Cultural Influences
Boyd, Lenore A.; Chissom, Brad – 1977
This normative study of the American Association on Mental Deficiency (AAMD) Adaptive Behavior Scale--Public School Version was based on 291 Texas public school children divided into 12 categories. The categories were: age, ethnic, or racial group (white or non-white), and assignment to regular classes or special education classes for the educable…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Rating Scales, Elementary Education, Handicapped Children
Lambert, Nadine M. – 1977
Adaptive behavior is defined as the degree to which individuals are able to function and maintain themselves independently, and meet the culturally imposed demands of personal an social responsibility. In 1969, the American Association on Mental Deficiency sponsored the development of the Adaptive Behavior Scale to provide a comprehensive…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Rating Scales, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Planning
Lambert, Nadine M. – 1977
The contributions of school classification--regular or educable mentally retarded (EMR)--sex, and ethnic status to domain scores from the Public School Version of the Adaptive Behavior Scale were investigated. Part One measures the development of personal independence in daily living, while Part Two measures maladaptive behavior related to…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Rating Scales, Black Students, Cultural Influences
Lambert, Nadine M. – 1977
A representative sample of California school psychologists was surveyed to determine the extent of the use of the Adaptive Behavior Scale and the relationship between training in the use of the scale and perceptions of the efficacy of its measures. A large majority of psychologists had used the scale two or fewer times, though 30-45% had been…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Rating Scales, Black Students, Counselor Attitudes
Lambert, Nadine M. – 1977
This study determined whether or not there were significant differences between ratings of parents and teachers on the Adaptive Behavior Scale, Public School Version. Interviews with parents of approximately 150 white and Spanish-surnamed children from 7 to 12 years assigned to educable mentally retarded (EMR) classes were used in conjunction with…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Rating Scales, Cultural Influences, Elementary Education