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r DOCONENT'RESWIE 1ED 155 202 TM 007 114 AUTHOR Boyd, Lenore A.; Chissom, Brad TITLE The AAMD Adaptive Behavior Scale--Pdblic School Version: A Normative Study. INSTITUTION' Texas A and M Univ., College Station. Coll. of Education. -PUB DATE 77 NOTE 40p.; Appendix may be marginally legible due to small type EDRS PRICE MF-$0.83 HC-$2.06 Plus Postige. DESCRIPTORS *Adjustment (to Environment); *Behavior Rating Scales; Educable Mentally Handicapped; Elementary Education; Handicapped Children; Item Analysis;' Learning Disabilities; Maturity Tests; *Mentally Handicapped; Norms; *Screening Tests; Special Education; *Student Placement; Test Reliability; *Test Validity; Trainable Mentally,Handicapped IDENTIFIERS *Adaptive Behavior Scale; Test Length ABSTRACT This normative study of tlie American Association on Mental Deficiency (AAMD) Adaptive Behavior Scale -- Public School Version was based on 291 Texas public school children.flivided into 12 categories. The categories were: age, ethnic, or racial groupwhite or non-whiteWand assignment to regular classes cr special education classes for the educable mentally retarded, trainable mentally retarded, or learning disabledPart-I-of-the-scile was emphasized in this-;cport;--it-gf-ovides measures of independent functioning, physical development, economic activity, language development, number and time concepts, vocational activity, self-direction, reponsitility, and socialization. Reliability estimates were based on the total group includipg eight, tenl'and twelve -yea; old children. , Item validity analysis was based on the discrimination between regular and special education groups, although it appears tiat the raters ew the ,group membership of the children at the time they made th-A;j,tings. The norms from this study were found to be similai to the or gindl,AAMD norms for this-scale. The authors suggeit that the construction and validation of a shortened version of the scale would be useful; and that it has potential for screening children for 'placement in special education classes.' (CTM) 4:0 *********************************************************************** * Reproductions supaied by EDRS are the best that'can be aide * \ * from the original document. , * *********************************************************************** . ,, 1111116,

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DOCONENT'RESWIE

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AUTHOR Boyd, Lenore A.; Chissom, BradTITLE The AAMD Adaptive Behavior Scale--Pdblic School

Version: A Normative Study.INSTITUTION' Texas A and M Univ., College Station. Coll. of

Education.-PUB DATE 77NOTE 40p.; Appendix may be marginally legible due to small

type

EDRS PRICE MF-$0.83 HC-$2.06 Plus Postige.DESCRIPTORS *Adjustment (to Environment); *Behavior Rating

Scales; Educable Mentally Handicapped; ElementaryEducation; Handicapped Children; Item Analysis;'Learning Disabilities; Maturity Tests; *MentallyHandicapped; Norms; *Screening Tests; SpecialEducation; *Student Placement; Test Reliability;*Test Validity; Trainable Mentally,Handicapped

IDENTIFIERS *Adaptive Behavior Scale; Test Length

ABSTRACTThis normative study of tlie American Association on

Mental Deficiency (AAMD) Adaptive Behavior Scale -- Public SchoolVersion was based on 291 Texas public school children.flivided into 12categories. The categories were: age, ethnic, or racial groupwhiteor non-whiteWand assignment to regular classes cr special educationclasses for the educable mentally retarded, trainable mentallyretarded, or learning disabledPart-I-of-the-scile was emphasized inthis-;cport;--it-gf-ovides measures of independent functioning,physical development, economic activity, language development, numberand time concepts, vocational activity, self-direction,reponsitility, and socialization. Reliability estimates were based onthe total group includipg eight, tenl'and twelve -yea; old children. ,

Item validity analysis was based on the discrimination betweenregular and special education groups, although it appears tiat theraters ew the ,group membership of the children at the time theymade th-A;j,tings. The norms from this study were found to be similaito the or gindl,AAMD norms for this-scale. The authors suggeit thatthe construction and validation of a shortened version of the scalewould be useful; and that it has potential for screening children for'placement in special education classes.' (CTM)

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The AAMO Aldaptive Behavior Scale--Public

School Version: A Normative Study

by

Lenore A. Boyd and Brad Chissom

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Final Report of a Research Project Funded by= The College,of EdUcation

Texas AM UniversityCollege Station, Tex4S' -77843

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Acknowledgements

c' We sincerely appreciate the efforts and assistance of many teachers

and other school personnel in the recording and collection of information.

We wish to acknowledge the direct contributions Of the following school

districts and cooperatives and express our appreciation to, for

sharing their data:

A&M,Consolidated Independent School District, Special Services;

Brenham Independent School District, Special Services;

Bryan Independent School District, Special Services;

Giddings Special Services Cooperative:

Lamar Consolidated Independent School District, Rosenberg, Texas;

Navasota- Anderson - Shiro - Richards Special Services Cooperative;

Robertson County Special Services Cooperative.

in addition we wish to acknowledge with sincere appreciation the

time and effort contributed by the following graduate assistants,

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DermTtmem4of Educational Psychology: Richard Baither, Gary Elkins,

Shirley Gruen, Robert Henry, Frank Miller and Robert Rios.

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Lenore BoydBrad Chissom

THE AAMD ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR SCALE--PUBLIC SCHOOL VERSION:

A NORMATIVE STUDY

ABSTRACT

,.Many state agencies have ruled that assignment of students to

special education classes for the mentally retarded must be determined

by assessment of verbal, performance, and, adaptive behaviors. The AAMD

Adaptive Belfavior Scale -- Public School Version was subjected to a'

normative and validation study using 291 subjects from the southcentral

area of Texas. Normative and validity data were collected and analyzed

from groups of regular and special education students, both white and

non-white, at 8, 10, and 12 years of age. Results were compared to the

original normative data provided in the AAMD Manual and, ndicated that

(1) the instrument is effective in discriminating between regular and

special education groups; (2) a shortened version may be feasible and

more practical; and ..(3) the derived total score may be useful and

effective when used as a cut-off score for placement in special education

.... for the mentally retarded.

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.Th Adaptive Behavior Scale--yublie School Version:

A Normative Study

The oconcep f adaptive behavior as a criterion for judging degree

or. extent of mental retardation is not new. The requirement for its

formal assessment, however, is a current issue of much interest. Since

the publication of the Stanford-Billet Increasing emphasis has been

plaCed on standardized intelligence test scores to define mental retard-

ation. Such scores, namely IQ's, have often been the major criterion

fbr determining mental deficiencies in school-aged Children with sub-

sequent classification, labeling, and placement in special education '

programs for the retarded.

Use of the LQ as the primary or sole criterion for defining

retardation has proved to'be less than satisfactory. Most of the tests

available were standardized on white, middle-class populations and are

increasingly viewed as biased and discriminatory when used with minority

. groups who are culturally or economically different. Emphasis on IQ's-,

has resulted in the inappropriate classification and placement of many

children whose learning difficulties were in fact due to differences in

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language, cultural, or economic background (Mercer, 1973), Because of

the` disproportionate number o-children from minority groups in 'classro*

for the mentally retarded, the use'of a measure of adaptive behavior has

been added to the requi4ements for assessment of mental retardation.

'Texas Education Agency Guldelines (TEA 1976) s'tate specific

regulations for determination ot pupil eligibility for placement in 'a

special education program, for theyntall retarded. A comprehensive

appraisal must now include the assessMe of'verbal

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performance abilities, and adaptive behaviors. Classification and

placement in an educational program for the mentally retarded is

merited only when scores on all three scales are two or mere standard

...deviations below the mean for the general population. As is true in

.many other states, these Guidelines also provide lists of approved

tests Ito be used in the evaluation of verbal, performance, and adaptive

behaviors.

A ,recent survey by Morrow and Coulter (1977) identified a number

of measures of adaptive behaviors available to the practitioner. Only

two, however, were placed on the approved Texas list: Mercer's

Adaptive Behavior Inventory for Children (ABIC) and the AAMD Adaptive

BehaviorScale --'Public School Version (ABS-PSV). Since Mercerrs scale

will not be available to the general public 'until its release by the

Psychological Corporation, the ABS-PSV is being widely used in Texas.

. ° The ABS-PSV gists of two parts. Part One organized along

4 developmental lines, is made up of.56items. It, is designed to evaluate

-an individual's competencies in nine domains: Independent Functioning,

Physical Development, Economic Activity, Language Development, Number and

Time, Vo ational 4Ctifity, Self-direction, Responsibility, and Social-

ization. Part Two is desjgned to measure or evaluate maladaptjve

behaviors closely related to personality and emotional disorders. Part

II is yieWed as less important in the assessment of mental retardation

and of limited usefulness. The present study, therefore, is concerned

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data collected by use of Part One of the ABS-PSV.

The ABS-PSV is primarily restandardized.version of an instrument

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widely used with severely handicapped, institutionalized retardate's:

Normative data available in the Manual (Lambert, Windmiller, Cole &

Figueroa, 1974).were obtained from teacher ratings QT. approximately

'2600 children from 14 California schoOl districts.,-The standardization.1

sample included an equal number of boys and girl% ages 7 to 13 from

three ethnic groups in regular and special education programs.

The purposesof this study were to collect normative.data for the

ABS-PSV for children in Texas schools and to determine the validity of

the instrument in disp'iminating between children in special education_

and those io regular education programs. Data collected in this-tudy

may then be compared to the California' data provided in the AAMD Manu'al.

Specific objectives for this study were: 4

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'1) To establish normative data forthe AAMD. Adaptive Behavior

Scale--Public School Version for Texas children in three age groups, 8;

10; and 12c from three ethnic groups in regular and special education

programs;

2) To determine the,validity of the instrument in discriminating,

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between children identified as special education and those in the.regular

curriculum. An item analysis will be conducted "to assess the discrimina-

tion ability of each item.

3) To.compare normative data obtained fromthis study Texas4

childrenwith norms provided by the AAMD.

4) To determine the feasibility of establishing a shortened

version of the scale based on normative and validity data obtained from

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PROCEDURES

'ects

The Region VI Educational Service Center area served as the focal

point for the data collection procedures, and subjects were selected

from an area within a sixty mile radius of Texas A&M University. A-

total of 291 subjects were included in the sample. The ABS -PSV forms

were completed for each subject by classroom teachers. This represents

'an important aspect of the data collection process. If adaptive

behavior can be adequately assessed by a classroom teacher, then it may

not be necessary to collect data from parent interviews and other sources

that are not as readily available.

A workshop was held at Texas A&M University to assist teachers in

. data collection techniques and procedures for the Adaptive Behavior

Scale. In addition to the workshop, consultantskere available to

assist teachers with problems encountered in the data collection process.

The subjects for the study were divided into three age groups, 8,

10% and 12-year olds. For comparison purposes, age ranges for each group,

were calculated in months as follows: Age 8: 84-108 months;:Age 10:

109-132 months; and Age 12: 133- 1.57' months.

The stratified sampling procedure of the original proposal called

for subdivision by ethnicity into groups of white, black, and Mexican-

American subjects. Due to the difficulty in obtaining subjects in the

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Mexican-American category,dthe sample was classified, only as white and

non-white groups. In addition, subjeCts were selected from the categories

of regular and special education. Any subject classified by the school

as Educable or Trainable Mentally Retarded (EMR or TMR)o;' Learning

Disabled (LD) was assigned.to the Special Education category.

Table 1 indicates the number of subjects forpach of the

categories described. Of the totarsample of 291 subjects 41% (119) were

TABLE 1

Table of Subject Groups byAge, Ethnic Group, and School Classification

Regular Special

Age 1hite Non-white Total White Non-white Total

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Total

11 51 62 18 47 65

14 23 . 37 20 49' % 69',

2 10- 12 9 37 46

27 84 111 47 133 180

female and. 59% (172) were male. These percentages Were approximately the

same for, most of the categories previously described.

Data Collection .

The ABS-PSV forms were completed for each subject by classroom

teachers. Demographic data was used tb calculate a measure of socio-,

economic status (SES) and IQ's were obtained when available. SES

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'information was collected for 162 subjects and IQ scores were available

for 170. The.data were collected from public Schools who valunteeed to

participate in the Spring of 1977 following the workshop previously

described.

Results.

Data were analFzed first to determine the reliability of eachlof the

nine subscales. These reliabilities were internal consistency estimates

calculated through thezaverage correlation among scale items. As shown

in Table 2,.these tenability estimates were'sat;isfactory for most of

the suebscaleS with .the,lowest reliability coefficient Of .68 ia.the

PhysicalDevelopment domain.

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INTRASCALE RELIABILITIES -

Scale Reliability

I. Independent Functioning .916- .92

II. Physical Development .681 .68

III. Economic Activity ,.810 r .81

IV. Language Development .872 .87

Ir.. Number and Time Concepts. . -

.786' .79

VI. Vocational Activity .859 .86

VII. Self Direction .779 .78

VIII. Responsibility .796 .80

IX. Socialization .779 .78

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Objective One as modifiekwaS to establish normativ0 data for the.

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ABS-PSV for white and non-white gyps And for regular and special.--,

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education classificAations. Norm tables (Appendix) are presented_with. . . ..t

percentile equivalents for the raw scores for each subscale and for a

derived total score. The norm tables were constructed to resemble the

formatused in the AAMD Manual' for ease of comparability with the-.

original data.- The major deviation from the preVious norm tables is the

IncTusion'Of the derived total score.

Objective Two of this-project was to etermine'the ability of each

of the 56 items and the total scores from nine'domains to discriminate

between groupS of subjects identified as regular or special education11.

students. In addition to the item validity inforMation and domain.

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score.lidity data, it was important to determine whether or notk

items in the scale were related to. the subjeCt characteristics of

.ethnIcity, sex, or SES: The results of,the correlational analyse

between items and ethnic group, se, and SES are shown in Tables 3,.4, cz,

and 5 respectively. (See pages 8'thrul0).

An inspection of the tables shows little indication df discrimination

on the part of scale items for any of the three variables of concern. No

pattern is apparent in the data, and items Were seldom repeated as

discriminating among. the 18 categories of analysis. Thus only a few

specific, unrelated items in the total scale appear to discriminate on

the basis of ethnic group, sex or SES.

Results of the final analysis, the correlations between items and

classification (regular vs special education) and correlations between

domain total scores and classification are contained in Table 6. (See

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TABLE 3

SUMMARY OF CORRELATIONS BETWEEN ITEMSAND ETHNIC GROUP (WHITE VS. NON:WHITE)

BY AGE AND CLASSIFICATION

Number of -

Domains Items Items which were significantly correlated with ethnic'group

I. Independent

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Age Group and Classification

10 . 12

Reg. Spec, E291 Pfe, Rs, Spec.

Functioning 17 % N$* 17- NS 14 NS NS

II. Physical

Development 6 NS 23 NS '24 NS NS

III. EconomicActivity 4 NS NS NS, 31 NS NS

IV. LanguageDevelopment '9 , NS NS 32 NS NS NS'

V. Number and TimeConcepts 3 NS , NS NS. NS NS NS

VI. Vocational Activ. 3 NS NS NS.

50 , 'NS NS)

'VII. Self Direction 5 - NS 56 NS 55, 57 NS NS

VIII. Responsibilitya2

NS NS. NS NS 58 NS

IX. Socialization 7 62** NS NS NS NS

T tal Number of 56 1 3 1 6 1 0

S gnificant Items

*NS= None Significant **Actual Item NuMber.from Scale7

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- SUMMARY OF CORRELATIONS OF ITEMS WITHSIGNIFICANCE OF SEX BY AGE AND CLASSIFICATION,

DomainsNumber of-Items Itebs which were significantly correlated with sex

Age Group and Classification

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Reg. Spec. Reg. spec. Ea, Spec.

I. IndependentFunctioning ' 17 NS* NS NS NS NS NS

II. Physical

,Development.

6 ,NS NS NS NS NS NS

III. EconomicActivity

IV. 'Language .

41 NS NS NS NS NS ' NS

Development 9 NS NS.

NS NS 32 NS

V. Number andConcepts 3 NS. NS NS NS NS NS

VI: Vocational Attiv. 3 NS NS ' NS NS NS NS

VII. 'Self Dir'ection 5 'NS .. NS '.NS NS NS NS

yin. Responsibility 2 NS NS NS NS NS

IX. Socialization 7 NS 59** NS NS NS NS

Total Number of

Significant Items 56 ° 0 1 0 0 1 0

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SUMMARY OF CORKLATEAS OF ITEMS WITHSOCIO - ECONOMIC STATUS BY,AGE AND CLASSIFICATION

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Domains

I. Independent 'Functioning 17 NS 17 NS 3, 15 NS NS

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II. PhysicalDevelopment 6 NS 26 NS 24 NS NS

III. Economic.

Activity 4 11S NS NS NS NS NS

IVLanguage,.Development" . 9 NS NS 32, 40 'NS 4 NS NS

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V: Number andTime Concepts 3 NS NS NS NS

VI. Vocational Activ. 3 NS NS NS NS

VII. Self Direction 5 V NS NS NS

VIII, Responsibility 2 NS NS NS NS

IX. Socialization 7 62 ** NS 0 NS 65

Total Number of'

..Significant Items 56 1 2

Number ofItems

Items which were significantly correlated withSocio-ecOnomic status

Aige Group and Classification .

8 10 125 Reg, Spec. Reg. Spec. Reg. .Spec.

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NS NS

NS NS

NS NS

NS NS

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pages12 --14.).' It should be noted that a major portion of the 56 items

. within the Hite domains discriminate satisfactorily betwe n regular and.4

special education groups at each of the three age levels , 10, and 12,

and fOr the total population. There he a few items that do not appear

to be functioning as intended, however, most of them at the upper age

level. Their deletion from the scale might aid in the Tevision of the

procedure.

Obj ctive Three was to compare the normative data obtained from

this st dy 'of Texas children With the norms provided by he AAMD. A

visual inspection of the two sets of norms indicates a h igh degree of

agreement, between the norms obtained from the present study and the1

original California.data. No further comparison was considered

Inecessary once it was established that there were no major discrepancies

between the two sets of norms. . A total score was calculated for theI

instrumentIand norms provided for subjects-in this study. \De originalI

normative dta did not provide a pleasure like this, and fur her research

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ted concerning. its usefulness.

The fin 1 objective of this project'was to examine the- possibility

of shortening the Scale by discarding items that are not funqioning

well within the scale. One of the problems with the ABS-PSV W been

the amount of time required to record the )-if rmation. If theIscdle

can be shortened by deleting itenis,it would e more practical \for use

by'classroom teachers. Theresults of ,this project indicate tht

several items may be discarded from the scale without changing 10s.

overall effectiveness. IA shortened; version will need to be valiatedI°

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ITEM VALIDIY'ANALYSIS'ITEM,CORRELATION WITH GROUP CLASSIFICATION

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Age Level.

Item 8 10 Total

1. .32 .46 .41 . .372: .56 '.50 .58, .493. .16* .18* .15* .15*4. .30 .27 ..-31*' .295. .30 .27 .14* -.256. .17* .22* .17* .15*7. .34 .31 :25* .288. .28 .1,6* .30* .23

9. .37 .33 .28* .3410. .31 .32 .32* .31

11. .14* .32 .60 .2912. .32 .33 .21* .2713. .28 .27 .25* .25

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16. ,.52 .68 .71 .5717. .34 .66 .69 .47

Total. .5p .56 .57 .51

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Domain II Physical Development (6)

Age Level

Item 8 12 Total

1. .28 .08* .232. .23 ;1604 .14*3. .28 26 .26* .254. .27 .29 .19* .255. .00* .413* .17* .07*.6. .17*- :16* "ts .07* .13*Total .30 .35 .22* .30

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Domain III Economic Activity (4)

Age Level

Item 8 10 12- Total

1. .43 .73 .70 . .572. .37 f- .55 .67 .463. .34 '.46 .33* .32-4. .57 .44 . .46 .43.

Total -7-56 .65- .65 7 , .55

Domain IV Language Development (9)'

Age Level

Item / 8 10 'Total .

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2.

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-.08*.3. .28 . .31 .35 .32

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.32* :355. .206. .67 .60 .57 -.607.. .35 .20* .41 .,298. :44 .29 .25* .32

9. .48 .50 ..65 .49

Total .55 .49 .53 .49

Domain .V Numbers and Time (3)

Age LeVel

Item 8 10 12 Total

1.. .37 .27( .20* .29'2. :52 ' ..40k .42 .453. . ..57 .40 .42 .45Total .60. - .56.--,, .59

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Age Level,

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Item 8 10 . 12

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.35 .30 444 1 .353.

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.30 .33 .38 .32

Total - .33 .34 .46 .35,1-

dmain VII Self Direction. (5)'

Age LevelI

Item' 8 10 12 Total

. .31 .22* .45 .30

2,. .37 ,.31 .45 , . :,373. .23 .39 .28*/ .27

4. .29 .38 .44 .355. .35 A0 .41 \ .37

Total .41 :47 .54 , .45

Domain VIII Responsibility (2)

Age Level

Item 8 aall 12 Total

1. .22* .18* .47 , .22'

:31 .30

.29 .27 .52 .31

Domain IX , SoCialization (7)-

Age Level4

Item g 8 10 12 Total

1. .32..

".29 .,7* .322. .16* .35 .33* .24

3. .10* .39 .34 .20_

4. .32 .18* .16* .225. .22* .40 .50 p.31

.22* -.22* .29* .247. .28 .24* .25* .27

Total .34 741 .44 . .38

*Not Significant; p<.01

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with' Other samples of subjects, but the results indicate that such an

effdrt may be feasible.

SUMMARY AND IMPLICATIONS

''A review of the findings of this investigation indicates that the

ABS-PSV seems to.bea suitable and effective instrument for measuring

adaptive behavior within the limits of the AAMD definition. The

majority of the items lied adequate discriminatory power to differentiate

between regularand special education groups. However, since a.few

specific items do not appear to be adequate discriminators, it is

°yecommended that a shortened version of the instrument be devised and

validated Deletion of such items could save data collection time and

effort, which are concerns often expressed by those using the Adaptive,

Behavior Scale in its preSent form....

.Further attentjon should be devoted to the use of the derived total

score since it seems to be a satisfactory discriminator between groups

of regular and special ed6cation students. It appears to have potential

yse.in screening children who are being 'considered for possible placement

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, . , .`f '',.,, -. .. ..--- Further replication of this study is:recommended to add more

,:information to the present bank of normative data. With additional

information about the instrument available to educators"faced w4th the

-prgblems of assessing adaptive behaviors, the AAMD Adaptive Behavior

Scale-Public School Version may p;dve to be an effective procedure.

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Lambert,,N., WindMiller, M., Cole, L., & Figueroa, R. AAMDAdaptive Behavior Scale: Public School Version." Washington, D.C.:American Association on Mental Deficiency, 1974.

Mercer, J.R. Labeling the mentally retarded: Clinical and socialsystem perspectives on mental retardates. Los Angeles: Universityof California Press,1973.

Morrow, H.W. & Coulter, W.A. A collection of adliAve behavior measures.In Coulter, W.A. & Morrow, H.W. (Eds). The concept and measurement ofadaptive behavior within the scope of psychological assessment. Austin,Texas: Texas Regional Resource Center, 1977.

Texas Education Agency. Administrative Guide and'Handbook for SpecialEducation (Revised). Austin, Tx.: 1976.

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