Predicting Learning Ability of People with Intellectual Disabilities: Assessment of Basic Learning Abilities Test versus Caregivers' Predictions

Autor/inn/en	Thorsteinsson, Jennifer R.; Martin, Garry L.; Yu, C. T.; Spevack, Sara; Martin, Toby L.; Lee, May S.
Titel	Predicting Learning Ability of People with Intellectual Disabilities: Assessment of Basic Learning Abilities Test versus Caregivers' Predictions
Quelle	In: American Journal on Mental Retardation, 112 (2007) 2, S.130-139 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-8017
DOI	10.1352/0895-8017(2007)112[130:PLAOPW]2.0.CO;2
Schlagwörter	Caregivers; Mental Retardation; Prediction; Comparative Analysis; Adults; Cognitive Ability; Measures (Individuals); Standardized Tests + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Geistige Behinderung; Vorhersage; Denkfähigkeit; Messdaten; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test
Abstract	Two sets of predictions were compared concerning the ability of 20 adults with profound, severe, or moderate intellectual disabilities to learn 15 everyday tasks. Predictions were made by caregivers who had worked with the participants for a minimum of 24 months and consideration of participant performance on the Assessment of Basic Learning Abilities (ABLA) test. Standardized training procedures were used to attempt to teach each task to each participant until a pass or fail criterion was met. Ninety-four percent of predictions based on ABLA performance were confirmed, and the ABLA was significantly more accurate for predicting client performance than were the caregivers. The utility of these results is discussed. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10