Validity and reliability of the school function assessment in elementary school students with disabilities

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 23-43

  Davies, Patricia L ^a   Soon, Pepper Lee ^a,b   Young, Michele ^a,c   Clausen Yamaki, Amy ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Kent School District   (United States)

^c Idaho Elks Rehabilatation Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Learning disabilities; Reliability; School function; Traumatic brain injury; Validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUTUROLOGY; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STUDENTS;

EID: 4243155274     PISSN: 01942638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J006v24n03_03     Document Type: Article

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