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Review of Psychosocial tests
PSYC:421_B09: Psychological Measurement
Dr. Hill
October 11, 2023
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Evaluation of psychometric properties of the test
Purpose
The purpose of the vineland adaptative behavior scales are to “assess handicapped and
non- handicapped persons from birth to adulthood in their personal and social functioning” (IRIS
AMOS CAMPBLE). The first time this this was published was in 1984 by Sparrow, Balla and
cicchetti in their study with those on the autism spectrum disorder (ASD). this behavior scales
was developed by drawing upon the ideas based in Edgars A Dolls social maturity scale which
had been around for 30 years prior. Vineland adaptive behavior scale meant to evaluate a
person's ability to function daily and interact with their environment with people with and
without an intellectual developmental disorder.
Test type / administration
The Vineland updated behavior scale incorporates professional interviews as well as a
survey form and expanded of assessment. For the survey form of the scale, it will roughly late
20-60 minutes to complete. This form contains 297 items used and 36 of those itemed are
related to the maladaptive behavior and the rest are adaptive. For this aspect of scoring there are
5 scores one may receive 1-5 on levels of ability. This will be performed by a professional to
maintain validity within the study. For the expanded form of the test this included 557 items, half
of these items do overlap with the survey form. Having both forms present allows for a more
detailed assessment to be observed. Since the vineland scale is meant to measure how well a
person interacts daily and socially having two separate means of gaining information leads to
better evaluation of the target behaviors. For the expanded form the materials arranged in
clusters of Activities since this is a cluster arrangement the scoring for the expanded form will be
more complex than the survey form. Roughly this part of the examination will take about an hour
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to an hour and a half until it's completed.by applying the Rasch- wright latent trait procedures
were used as well as the W- ability scale values in regard to the raw scores.
Normative sampling
The participants for this scale are taken all over the united stated and the district of
Columbia, there are 44 states involves and 242 testing sites. The Vineland adaptive behavior
scale is performed for people of various ages from birth to 90 years. Additionally, a standardized
sample is used meaning there is various race community sized religion regions and
socioeconomic status which are present in the participants of the study. This scale also has a
large presence in the special education program placements across they're participants. There are
11 clinical groups which all varied in different disabilities to ensure that our normative sample
was used. Since there is a survey form which is used as a key part of maintaining information
there are other language options for those who speak something other than English.
Reliability and validity
According to the review the “split half and test- retest reliability coefficients for the
survey form and composite scores are good” (Amos). The validity data has been seen as scoring
well additionally, construct validity was maintained which is important because it allows for the
test to be measured accurately and efficiently. And looking at the original standardized
subgroups the correlations were moderate but when the handicapped conditions were present the
coefficients were typically higher. As for the reliability and validity of the extended form, the
review stated that these were estimated based on the results of the survey and no additional
evaluation was done.
Justification for selecting the test.
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This just was selected over various other tests due to the interaction with the special
needs community. This test is relevant for what I plan to do in the future because I want to be a
therapist for those who have been born with an intellectual developmental disorder. While
specifically I want to work with kids, I think that this test gives a good understanding of how
someone could continue to be affected by the same thing over the years. Understanding what
someone needs is one of the first things that can be addressed when attempting to treat a patient.
Treatment also requires you to know the limitations of the person which is why the Vineland
adaptive behavior scale is perfect for this review topic.
The Adaptive behavior scale can be used in regard to Christian professionals in various
fields in many ways. While this assessment is in religious based it does align with many
Christian ideologies. One of these ideologies which Christians are called to serve would be to
help others. The Vineland adaptive behavior scale could be used to help improve the quality of
life of the Christian professionals’ patients in doing so they're serving the Lord. You also have to
have a level of understanding with the participants of this scale due to them being a part of the
special needs community. Ephesians 4:32 says “be kind to one another tender hearted forgiving
to one another as God in Christ forgave you” (English standard version). Loving and helping
others even though they may be different than you are physically mentally and emotionally is the
Christian way of helping.
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References
Amos, I. (1985). Vineland Adaptive Behavior scale . In J. V.
Mitchell, Jr. (Ed.), The ninth mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved from the Buros
Institute's Mental Measurements Yearbook online database.
English Standard Version. (2016). Crossway Bibles. (Original work published 2001).
Offit, P. A., Snow, A., Fernandez, T., Cardona, L., Grigorenko, E. L., Doyle, C. A., McDougle,
C. J., Bolling, D., Smith, E. G., Smith, J., Blackwell, A., Thibodeau, L., Tang, K., Wier,
K., McDuffie, A., McDuffie, A., Poyau, S., Silverman, L. B., Dawson, M., … Mueller, V.
T. (2013). Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales. Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum
Disorders, 3281–3284. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1698-3_255
Sparrow, S. (1985). Vineland Adaptive Behavior scale . In J. V.
Mitchell, Jr. (Ed.), The ninth mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved from the Buros
Institute's Mental Measurements Yearbook online database.
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