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Bruininks, Robert H. – 1987
The project sought to clarify the nature and structure of adaptive functioning and to address methodological issues in its assessment, in order to improve placement, evaluation, and instructional decision-making related to adaptive functioning. Project components included: (1) exploration of the structure of adaptive behavior; (2) comparison of…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences
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McCarver, Ronald B.; Campbell, Vincent A. – Journal of Special Education, 1987
A fictional 1995 post-evaluation conference is used to offer predictions regarding the future of adaptive behavior assessment and intervention. The student's profile of performance on a comprehensive adaptive behavior scale is analyzed. The status of theoretical issues ten years from now is discussed as an extrapolation of current trends.…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Behavior Rating Scales, Disabilities, Educational Diagnosis
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
Bruininks, Robert H.; McGrew, Kevin – 1987
This report presents results from three research studies that were designed to explore both the definition and the structure of the adaptive behavior construct. The first study investigated the structure of adaptive behavior as a function of age, developmental level, and type of handicap through an exploratory factor analysis of both the…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adults, Age Differences