GROWTH SCALES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH COGNITIVE DELAYS

认知迟缓个体的生长量表

• 批准号: 2252983
• 负责人: DAVID H MADSEN
• 金额: $ 7.68万
• 依托单位: STOELTING COMPANY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1994
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1994-09-30 至 1995-03-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/2252983
• 关键词: adolescence (12-20); child (0-11); chronic brain damage; cognition disorders; diagnosis design /evaluation; education evaluation /planning; growth /development; human subject; human therapy evaluation; learning; mental disorder diagnosis; mental retardation; mental retardation education /training; prognosis; psychometrics

The goal of the project is to complete the initial development of growth- sensitive measures of non-verbal cognitive abilities for assisting mental health professionals in decision making, treatment planning and assessment for the estimated three million children, adolescents and adults with significant cognitive disabilities. Currently, no adequate device exists to measure "growth" (the small increments of improvement) of cognitive functioning in individuals diagnosed with moderate cognitive delays and traumatic brain injury (TBI), as recently defined in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Using modern cognitive-component theory and item-response theory (IRT) technology, development of easily used and readily interpretable scales will be initiated. Three research studies are proposed for Phase I: (1) psychometric studies of preliminary growth scales (e.g., reliability and fit to IRT models). (2) experimental inducement of cognitive change to test the sensitivity of the scales; and (3) examination of the classification accuracy of the scales in differentiating children with and without cognitively delays. During Phase II, the project will be expanded to include large nationally representative samples of children, adolescents and adults with a broader array of cognitive disabilities or underachievement (e.g., due to communication disorders, attention-deficits, cultural disadvantage or second-language background).

该项目的目的是完成增长的初步发展 - 非语言认知能力的敏感度量，以帮助精神 卫生专业人员在决策，治疗计划和 评估估计的300万儿童，青少年和 患有严重认知障碍的成年人。 目前，没有足够的设备来衡量“增长”（小 个体认知功能的改善的增长） 被诊断出中度认知延迟和脑外伤 （TBI），如最近在残疾人教育中定义的 行为。 使用现代认知成分理论和项目响应理论 （IRT）技术，易于使用和易于解释的开发 秤将启动。 提出了第I期研究的三项研究：（1）心理测量研究 初步生长量表（例如，可靠性和适合IRT模型）。 （2）认知变化的实验诱导以测试灵敏度 尺度； （3）检查分类精度 有和没有认知延迟的儿童的范围。 在第二阶段，该项目将扩展到包括大型全国性 儿童，青少年和成年人的代表样本 一系列认知障碍或未成年人（例如，由于 沟通障碍，注意力缺陷，文化劣势或 第二语言背景）。