Adaptive Behavior Inventory
By: Tiffany Edwards
Test Information
Author: Linda Brown and James E. Leigh
Published By: Pro-Ed An International Publisher in 1986
Type of Test: Adaptive Behavior
Age Level of Examinees: 5-0 to 18-11 Years
Skills Measured: Self Care Skills, Academic Skills, Communication Skills, Social Skills, Occupational Skills
Published By: Pro-Ed An International Publisher in 1986
Type of Test: Adaptive Behavior
Age Level of Examinees: 5-0 to 18-11 Years
Skills Measured: Self Care Skills, Academic Skills, Communication Skills, Social Skills, Occupational Skills
Requirements for Testing
Time Required: 5 minutes per each of the five sections, so about 25 minutes for the entire test
ABI Short Form (Only has a select few questions per each section) : 5-10 Minutes
Qualifications of Examiner: A teacher or professional who is familiar with the student who is being evaluated, a minimum of 4-6 weeks working with the student being tested
Test Materials: Copy of the test protocol and a pen or pencil
ABI Short Form (Only has a select few questions per each section) : 5-10 Minutes
Qualifications of Examiner: A teacher or professional who is familiar with the student who is being evaluated, a minimum of 4-6 weeks working with the student being tested
Test Materials: Copy of the test protocol and a pen or pencil
Scoring and Results
Methods of Scoring
Test is hand written by the professional observing the student. The student isn't directly involved during this test.
For each skill a students is rated on a 0-3 scale, 0 being the student does not perform the skill, and 3 being the student has mastered the skill.
For each skill a students is rated on a 0-3 scale, 0 being the student does not perform the skill, and 3 being the student has mastered the skill.
Basal/Ceiling Guidelines
Basal: Five items in a row that receive perfect three's. Sometimes there might not be a basal.
Ceiling: Five items in a row that receive 0's.
"False Ceiling & False Basal": When 2 or more basal's or ceiling's exist.
Ceiling: Five items in a row that receive 0's.
"False Ceiling & False Basal": When 2 or more basal's or ceiling's exist.
Types of Scores Obtained
1. Examiner determines raw score by applying basal's and ceiling's appropriately.
2. Multiply basal item by 3 and then add the number of points awarded on the items that fall in between the basal and the ceiling. You include the ceiling item in the score.
Raw Scores can be converted to standard scores having a mean of ten and a standard deviation of three. The percentile ranks can be found by using the tables in the appendix.
2. Multiply basal item by 3 and then add the number of points awarded on the items that fall in between the basal and the ceiling. You include the ceiling item in the score.
Raw Scores can be converted to standard scores having a mean of ten and a standard deviation of three. The percentile ranks can be found by using the tables in the appendix.
Reflection
Webtools Vs. PowerPoint
I would much rather use a web tool such as smore because it makes the lesson as well as teaching the lesson more fun and more visual. A student would much rather look at this flyer, than look at a typical power point.