Halpern A S, Irvin L K, Landman J T
Am J Ment Defic. 1979 Nov;84(3):304-10.
Most measures of adaptive behavior are derived from rating scales. There are only a few instruments that approach the measurement of adaptive behavior through direct testing. In the present study we examined the relative efficacy of rating and testing approaches for predicting criterion behavior. Three tests from the Social and Prevocational Information Battery were selected as a foundation for the development of analogous behavior-rating and applied-performance instruments. All three types of instruments were administered to the same subjects, mildly retarded adolescents, in order to estimate the validity of testing and rating approaches. Although both approaches were found to be valid, the testing approach appeared to be substantially superior. Implications of this finding were discussed briefly.
大多数适应性行为的测量方法都源自评定量表。只有少数几种工具通过直接测试来进行适应性行为的测量。在本研究中，我们检验了评定法和测试法在预测标准行为方面的相对效力。从社会和职业前信息测验组中选取了三项测试，作为开发类似行为评定和应用表现工具的基础。为了评估测试法和评定法的有效性，我们将这三种类型的工具施用于同一受试群体，即轻度智力发育迟缓的青少年。尽管发现这两种方法都是有效的，但测试法似乎明显更具优势。我们简要讨论了这一发现的意义。
