Adaptive Behavior and Professional Disfavor: Controversies and Trends for School Psychologists.

Coulter, W. Alan

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Publication Date: 1980

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Adaptive Behavior and Professional Disfavor: Controversies and Trends for School Psychologists.

Coulter, W. Alan

School Psychology Review, v9 n1 p67-74 Win 1980

Three trends in adaptive behavior measurement are noted: (1) an awareness of the paucity of suitable scales; (2) sensitivity to the effects of adaptive behavior in the declassification of students previously labeled under outdated procedures; and (3) the use of measures for identification and intervention with emotionally disturbed students. (Author/CP)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Elementary Secondary Education, Labeling (of Persons), Measures (Individuals), Mental Retardation, Special Education, Student Placement, Test Bias, Test Selection, Testing Problems

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Adaptive Behavior Scale

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