A Systematic Review and Psychometric Evaluation of Adaptive Behavior Scales and Recommendations for Practice

Journal of Applied School Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 83-113

  Floyd, Randy G ^a   Shands, Elizabeth I ^a   Alfonso, Vincent C ^b,c   Phillips, Jessica F ^a   Autry, Beth K ^a   Mosteller, Jessica A ^a   Skinner, Mary ^b   Irby, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptive behavior; intellectual disability; psychometric review; reliability; test standards; validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923294928     PISSN: 15377903     EISSN: 15377911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15377903.2014.979384     Document Type: Article

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