Examining the Suitability of the List of Indicators Describing Age-Related Typical Support Needs

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ID15488573
AuthorsAntonio M Amor (0000-0001-7757-1299, Universidad de Salamanca), Miguel Angel Verdugo Alonso (0000-0002-5802-8220, Universidad de Salamanca), Benito Arias Martínez (0000-0002-6490-2076, Universidad de Valladolid), Benito Arias (Universidad de Valladolid), María Fernández (0000-0002-3398-6086, Universidad de Salamanca, corresponding author), Alba Aza (0000-0002-1460-1195, Universidad de Salamanca)
Year2021
Volume18
Issue2
Pages764-764
Publication date2021-01-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph18020764
PMID33477462
OpenAlexW3122865724
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited19

The list of indicators is a form of training material used for the Supports Intensity Scale-Children's version (SIS-C). It is aimed at helping interviewers distinguishing between extraordinary and age-related typical support needs in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) when implementing the SIS-C, and thus improve supports planning. The aim of this study is to adapt and test the list of indicators' content validity and rating scale's functioning in Spain. A total of 222 general education teachers reported their agreement with each indicator description using a 5-point rating scale. A total of 353 of 366 indicators showed evidence of content validity, whereas analyses on the rating scale highlighted the necessity of subsuming one of the scale categories within another. The need for developing research-based training materials to develop training programs on the use of the SIS-C to support decision-making concerning supports planning with students with IDD, the relevance of using the latest methodological approaches available when required, and future lines of research are discussed

Content validity · Developmental psychology · Medical education · Psychometrics · Rating scale · Relevance (law · Scale (ratio · Test (biology · Applied Psychology · Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders · Clinical Psychology · Disability Education and Employment · Family and Disability Support Research · Medicine · Psychology

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