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da Silva, Mônia Aparecida; de Mendonça Filho, Euclides J.; Mônego, Bruna G.; Bandeira, Denise R. – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
This study is a systematic review designed to identify the instruments most frequently used to evaluate children's development, describe their operational and psychometric characteristics and determine which are the most accurate. We carried out a systematic search of the online databases PsycINFO and PubMed Central using the descriptors…
Descriptors: Child Development, Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics, Accuracy
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Silverstein, A. B. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1986
The means and standard deviations of standard scores on the new Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales vary considerably from age group to age group in the standardization sample. Thus, different standard scores may reflect the same levels of performance in terms of distance from the mean. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Mental Retardation, Scoring, Standardized Tests
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Carter, Alice S.; Volkmar, Fred R.; Sparrow, Sara S.; Wang, Jing-Jen; Lord, Catherine; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1998
A study of 684 individuals yielded special population norms on the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales for individuals with autism for mute children under 10, children with some verbal skills under 10, mute individuals who are 10 or older, and individuals with some verbal skills who are 10 or older. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Autism, Behavior Rating Scales, Children
Harrison, Patti L. – 1983
The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales were administered to 134 emotionally disturbed children (9-15 years old), 323 hearing impaired children (6-13 years old), and 185 visually handicapped children (6-13 years old). Respondents were residential program staff familiar with the children's daily activities. Scores were computed for six domains:…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Hearing Impairments
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Beail, Nigel – Mental Retardation, 2003
This article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales for measuring adaptive behavior in adults with mental retardation. It concludes that the advantages of the coverage of the main domains of adaptive behavior, their standardization, impressive psychometrics, and brevity are becoming outweighed by…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adult Education, Adults, Behavior Rating Scales
Harrison, Patti L.; And Others – 1990
Data were collected to develop special norms for the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (VABSs) for educable mentally retarded (EMR) and trainable mentally retarded (TMR) children. These scales currently report special norms for retarded adults. The study also sought to determine if the low to moderate relationship typically found between…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Behavior Patterns, Children, Comparative Testing
de Lemos, Marion M. – Psychological Test Bulletin, 1989
To develop Australian norms for the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (Survey Form), data for 600 children aged 5-9 years were assessed. Interviews were conducted with 589 of the subjects' parents. Consistently lower scores by Australian children indicated that American norms require adjustment for Australian use. Recommended adjustments are…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Patterns, Children, Comparative Testing