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Adaptive Behavior Inventory (ABI)
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The ABI measures adaptive behavior--an important component of
psychological and school-based evaluations. It is a comprehensive,
norm-referenced measure, appropriate for students from 5 through 18
years of age.
The ABI is composed of 150 brief items covering five scales: Self-Care
Skills, Communication Skills, Social Skills, Academic Skills, and
Occupational Skills. It is completed by a classroom teacher or another
professional who has regular
contact with the child being evaluated. He
or she rates the child on each item, using a 4-point scale ranging from
"does not perform the skill in question" to
"has mastered the skill."
Within each scale, items are arranged in order of difficulty so that
basals and ceilings can be used in administering the test. Because the
scales are normed independently, the examiner may choose to complete the
entire inventory or
only one or two scales. Administration time is
approximately 5 minutes per scale, less than half an hour for the entire
instrument.
The ABI is easily scored, and raw scores can be quickly converted to
standard scores and percentiles for each scale. Norms are provided for
both normal
school-age children and students diagnosed as mentally
retarded.
The ABI can be extremely useful in diagnosing mental retardation and in
identifying students who may qualify for special education. A Short
Form,
composed of 50 items from the full ABI, requires only 5 to 10
minutes to
complete. It can be used to quickly screen students suspected
of being
mentally retarded or emotionally disturbed, or to reevaluate
those already
enrolled in special education programs.
KIT:
25 Profile and Response Sheets; 25 Short-Form Response Sheets; 1 Manual
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