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Publication Date: 2012
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Validity and Reliability of Turkish Version of Gilliam Autism Rating Scale-2: Results of Preliminary Study
Diken, Ibrahim H.; Diken, Ozlem; Gilliam, James E.; Ardic, Avsar; Sweeney, Dwight
International Journal of Special Education, v27 n2 p207-215 2012
The purpose of this preliminary study was to explore the validity and reliability of Turkish Version of the Gilliam Autism Rating Scale-2 (TV-GARS-2). Participants included 436 children diagnosed with autism (331 male and 105 female, mean of ages was 8.01 with SD = 3.77). Data were also collected from individuals diagnosed with intellectual disability, with hearing impairment, and from typically developing children in order to examine discrimination validity of the TV-GARS-2. After carrying out Turkish translation procedure, reliability and validity of TV-GARS-2 were explored by conducting a series of analyses. Results yielded that TV-GARS 2 is a reliable and valid assessment tool to be used with individuals with autism in Turkey. (Contains 6 tables.)
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Autism, Foreign Countries, Hearing Impairments, Mental Retardation, Test Validity, Comparative Analysis, Translation, Test Reliability
International Journal of Special Education. 2889 Highbury Street, Vancouver, BC V6R 3T7, Canada. Web site: http://www.internationaljournalofspecialeducation.com
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