Consequential Validity of an Assistive Technology Supplement for the School Function Assessment

Autor/inn/en	Silverman, Michelle Kaye; Smith, Roger O.
Titel	Consequential Validity of an Assistive Technology Supplement for the School Function Assessment
Quelle	In: Assistive Technology, 18 (2006) 2, S.155-165 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1040-0435
Schlagwörter	Outcomes of Education; Construct Validity; Program Effectiveness; Assistive Technology; Disabilities; Special Education; Measurement Techniques; Intervention; Therapy; Outcomes of Treatment; Allied Health Personnel; Pupil Personnel Services; Educational Technology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Handicap; Behinderung; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Messtechnik; Therapie; Unterrichtsmedien
Abstract	Educators and therapists implement assistive technology to maximize educational outcomes of students with disabilities. However, few measure the outcomes of interventions because of a lack of valid measurement tools. This study investigated whether an assistive technology supplement for the School Function Assessment demonstrates an important aspect of construct validity. Specifically, the study examined a type of consequential validity. Twenty eight school-based therapists participated in the study. Two t tests compared a group using the School Function Assessment (n = 13) to a group using the assistive technology supplement to the School Function Assessment (n = 15). The first t test examined the difference in confidence therapists perceived in their ability to develop assistive technology interpretations. The second t test compared the number of assistive technology interpretations matching those of an expert panel. The first t test did not achieve significance (p = 0.998). The second t test achieved significance (p = 0.001). These results suggest, with certain limitations, that the assistive technology supplement for the School Function Assessment exhibits this important aspect of construct validity. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10