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Wagner, Matthias Oliver; Kastner, Julia; Petermann, Franz; Bos, Klaus – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 (M-ABC-2) is one of the most commonly used tests for the diagnosis of specific developmental disorders of motor function (F82). The M-ABC-2 comprises eight subtests per age band (AB) that are assigned to three dimensions: manual dexterity, aiming and catching, and balance. However, while previous…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Diagnostic Tests, Psychomotor Skills, Developmental Disabilities
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Petry, Katja; Kuppens, Sofie; Vos, Pieter; Maes, Bea – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Recently, several instruments have been developed to measure the subjective component of the quality of life (QOL) of people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD). A next step, however, must be the further validation of these instruments. The present study aimed at evaluating the psychometric properties of one of these…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Multiple Disabilities, Severe Mental Retardation, Quality of Life
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Iacono, Teresa; Tracy, Jane; Keating, Jenny; Brown, Ted – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
The "Interaction with Disabled Persons" scale (IDP) has been used in research into baseline attitudes and to evaluate whether a shift in attitudes towards people with developmental disabilities has occurred following some form of intervention. This research has been conducted on the assumption that the IDP measures attitudes as a…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Construct Validity, Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals)