Utility of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales in Diagnosis and Research with Adults Who Have Mental Retardation.

Beail, Nigel

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ERIC Number: EJ674634

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Publication Date: 2003

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Utility of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales in Diagnosis and Research with Adults Who Have Mental Retardation.

Beail, Nigel

Mental Retardation, v41 n4 p286-89 Aug 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 significant disadvantages. (Contains references.) (CR)

Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adult Education, Adults, Behavior Rating Scales, Mental Retardation, Sample Size, Standardized Tests, Test Norms, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Testing Problems

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales

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