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Assessment Tools: PDDBI PDD behavior inventory

The assessment tool collection encompasses all assessments that are used in medical rehabilitation with a primary focus on physical therapy and occupational therapy.

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PDDBI PDD behavior inventory

Author: Ira L. Cohen and Vicki Sudhalter

Summary: The PDDBI was developed originally in 1997 to address these issues. In general, the PDDBI was developed with several primary goals in mind: To provide an assessment of autism that results in age-standardized scores ; To create items that measure both problem behaviors and social communications skills relevant to autism ; To include separate inventories for parents and teachers, in order to address the issue of generalization ; To include a measurement system that has been shown to be useful in measuring responsiveness to intervention and/or detecting change ; and, To create an assessment tool that would be sensitive to, and useful for, multiple applications.
Format: 1 manual (viii, 540 p. : ill. ; 28 cm), 1 Parent rating form (19 p. ; 28 cm) , 1 Teacher rating form (18 p. ; 28 cm) , 1 Parent score summary sheet , 1 Teacher score summary sheet , 1 Profile form, 1 CD-ROM ; contained in cloth case (30 x 42 x 7 cm.).

Library Record:  Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library Reserves (WS 350.8 P4 C678p 2005 ATOOLS)

Population: 2 to 12 years
Completion time: 30-45 minutes for Extended Forms; 20-30 minutes for Standard Forms; scoring 20 minutes

Equipment:      

  • 1 manual (viii, 540 p. : ill. ; 28 cm)
  • 1 Parent rating form (19 p. ; 28 cm)
  • 1 Teacher rating form (18 p. ; 28 cm)
  • 1 Parent score summary sheet
  • 1 Teacher score summary sheet
  • 1 Profile form, 1 CD-ROM
  • contained in cloth case (30 x 42 x 7 cm.).

URL Link to Publisher: http://www4.parinc.com/Products/Product.aspx?ProductID=PDDBI

Determine Validity and Reliability    
To determine validity and reliability of this test copy and paste the search string into a PubMed (U of M faculty, students and affiliated users use this PubMed link):

("cognitive performance test") AND ((((("Reproducibility of Results"[Mesh]) OR "Sensitivity and Specificity"[Mesh])) OR (reliabl* OR valid*)) OR (sensitiv* AND specif*)) 

To search the validity and reliability in CINAHL copy and paste this search string into CINAHL (U of M faculty, students and affiliated users only)

(("cognitive performance test”) OR (IN cognitive performance test)) AND (( (MH "Reliability and Validity+") OR (MH "Measurement Issues and Assessments+") OR (MH "Predictive Validity") OR (MH "Sensitivity and Specificity") ) OR ( reliabil* OR valid* ) OR ( sensitivity and specificity ))

Use Policy

The Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library will provide assessment tools and outcome measures for loan to faculty, students and staff of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) with a valid University of Manitoba (U of M) Library ID. If you qualify to borrow a tool you will need to fill out and present this form to the NJMHSL Circulation staff.

 

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