Murray State Theses and Dissertations
Abstract
This study was designed to determine the concurrent validity of the Missouri Adaptive Behavior Inventory (MABI) by comparing it to the Adaptive Behavior Assessment ScaleThird Edition (ABAS-3). The MABI is an unpublished measure of adaptive behavior developed to specifically measure adaptive functioning required by federal statute. The ABAS-3 is a norm-referenced, valid, and reliable measure of adaptive behavior published in 2015. Twenty-five children were administered the MABI and the ABAS-3 in a counter-balanced manner, and raw scores were statistically compared using Pearson correlations. As expected, numerous statistically significant correlations were found among the MABI subtests and between the MABI and the ABAS-3, supporting the concurrent validity of the MABI. Implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.
Year manuscript completed
2017
Year degree awarded
2017
Author's Keywords
adaptive behavior, MABI, concurrent validity
Degree Awarded
Educational Specialist
Department
Educational Studies, Leadership and Counseling
College/School
College of Education & Human Services
Dissertation Committee Chair
Mardis Dunham
Thesis Advisor
Mardis Dunham
Committee Chair
Mardis Dunham
Committee Member
Justin Brogan
Document Type
Thesis
Recommended Citation
Janecek, Hannah, "CONCURRENT VALIDITY OF THE MISSOURI ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR INVENTORY" (2017). Murray State Theses and Dissertations. 38.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/etd/38