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Psychometric Properties of the ASPeCT-DD: Measuring Positive Traits in Persons with Developmental Disabilities
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Woodard, Cooper – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: The Assessment Scale for Positive Character Traits-Developmental Disabilities (ASPeCT-DD) was designed to measure the presence and strength of selected positive or strength-based traits in persons with developmental disabilities. These traits may help to determine level of happiness or value associated with the more commonly measured…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Developmental Disabilities, Validity, Interrater Reliability
Development and Initial Validation of the Performance Skills Questionnaire (PSQ)
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Bart, Orit; Rosenberg, Limor; Ratzon, Navah Z.; Jarus, Tal – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
The objective of this study was to develop and test the psychometric properties of the Performance Skills Questionnaire (PSQ), addressed to measure performance skills of preschoolers, as reported by their parents. Participants included 231 children ranging in age from 4 to 6 years old, with mild to moderate developmental disabilities and 240…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Construct Validity, Validity, Preschool Children
Development of the Little Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire for Preschoolers and Preliminary Evidence of Its Psychometric Properties in Israel
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Rihtman, Tanya; Wilson, Brenda N.; Parush, Shula – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Purpose: The early identification of motor coordination challenges before school age may enable close monitoring of a child's development and perhaps ameliorate some of the social, psychological and behavioral sequela that often accompany unrecognized Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). The purpose of this study was to develop and assess…
Descriptors: Evidence, Control Groups, Research Tools, Content Validity
The Behavior Flexibility Rating Scale-Revised (BFRS-R): Factor Analysis, Internal Consistency, Inter-Rater and Intra-Rater Reliability, and Convergent Validity
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Peters-Scheffer, Nienke; Didden, Robert; Green, Vanessa A.; Sigafoos, Jeff; Korzilius, Hubert; Pituch, Keenan; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Lancioni, Giulio – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2008
We examined the psychometric properties of the behavior flexibility rating scale-revised (BFRS-R), a new scale intended for assessing behavioral flexibility in individuals with developmental disabilities. Seventy-six direct care staff members and 56 parents completed the BFRS-R for 70 children with developmental disabilities. Factor analysis…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Psychometrics, Children, Child Behavior
Criterion-Related Validity of a New Standardized Developmental Measure for Use with Infants Who Are Handicapped.
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Sexton, David; And Others – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1988
Investigated the criterion-related validity of the Battelle Developmental Inventory (BDI) when used with 70 handicapped children less than 30-months-old. Compared scores with those on the Bayley Scales of Infant Development. Supported the validity convincingly using multivariate data analyses. Commends the BDI's value in assessing delays in…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Disabilities, Developmental Stages, Diagnostic Tests