COA At-a-Glance
Evidence of cognitive interviewing of draft instrument in target patient population
Evidence of internal consistency
Evidence of test-retest or inter-rater reliability
Evidence of concurrent validity
Evidence of known-groups validity
Evidence of ability to detect change over time
Evidence of responder thresholds
Inclusion of the COA in product labelling
- Overview
- Content Validity
- Reliability
- Validity
- Ability to Detect Change
- Responder Thresholds
- Reference(s) of development / validation
- Other references
- Inclusion of the COA in product labelling
- Existence of Scoring / Interpretation / User Manual
- Original language and translations
- References of translations
- Authors and contact information
- Condition of use: copyright
- Website
- Review copy
Overview
Instrument Name: Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales - Third Edition Domain-Level Interview Form
Abbreviation: Vineland III Domain-Level Interview Form
Points for Consideration:
Lacking psychometrics but has strong potential in new tool.
Description of Tool:
The VABS-III Survey Interview Form is designed to assess personal and social skills used by an individual or child in daily situations.
Other Related Tools (if applicable):
Vineland III Comprehensive Interview Form - Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales - Third Edition Comprehensive Interview Form
Vineland III Domain-Level Interview Form - Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales - Third Edition Domain-Level Interview Form
Vineland III Comprehensive Parent/Caregiver Form - Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales - Third Edition Comprehensive Parent/Caregiver Form
Vineland III Domain-Level Parent/Caregiver Form - Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales - Third Edition Domain-Level Parent/Caregiver Form
Vineland III Comprehensive Teacher Form - Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales - Third Edition Comprehensive Teacher Form
Vineland III Domain-Level Teacher Form - Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales - Third Edition Domain-Level Teacher Form
Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales - Third Edition Maladaptive Behavior Domain Comprehensive Interview Form
Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales – Third Edition Maladaptive Behavior Domain Comprehensive Parent/Caregiver Form
Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales – Third Edition Maladaptive Behavior Domain Domain-Level Interview Form
Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales – Third Edition Maladaptive Behavior Domain Domain-Level Parent/Caregiver Form
Vineland II - Expanded Interview form - Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales II - Expanded Interview form
Vineland II - Parent/Caregiver form - Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales II - Parent/Caregiver form
Vineland II - Teacher Rating form - Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales II - Teacher Rating form
Minimum Qualification Required by COA Administrator: MA or BA
Comment:
Third revision of the first standardized measure of adaptive behavior, the Vineland Social Maturity Scale (VSMS) (Doll 1935)
Six versions of this instrument exist : Comprehensive Interview, Domain-Level Interview, Comprehensive Parent/Caregiver, Domain-Level Parent/Caregiver, Comprehensive Teacher and Domain-Level Teacher Forms.
Year: 2016
Objective of Development:
To assess personal and social skills used by an individual or child in daily situations
Population of Development: Age range (therapeutic indication):
3-90 years+ (All)
Pediatric Population(s) in which COA has been used:
Vineland III:
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities; Nervous System Diseases; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Mental Disorders; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications
COA type:
Number of Items 195 items 135 items without optional domains
Mode of Administration:
Data Collection Mode:
Time for Completion: Not reported
Response Scales: Tasks are rated by level of ability
Summary of Scoring:
Available Scores:
Global scores are normed to 100 and range from 20 to 140
Score by domains
Weighting:
No
Score Interpretation:
Lower scores = lower functioning
Content Validity
Evidence of Literature Review: None identified
Evidence of Instrument Review: Yes
Evidence of Clinical or Expert Input: Yes
Evidence of concept elicitation in target patient population: None identified
Evidence of a Saturation Grid: None identified
Evidence for Selection of Data Collection Method: None identified
Recall/Observation Period:
Evidence for Selection of Reponse Options: None identified
Evidence of cognitive interviewing of draft instrument in target patient population: None identified
Evidence of Preliminary Scoring of Items and Domains: None identified
Evidence related to respondent and administrator burden: None identified
Evidence of a Conceptual Framework: None identified
Evidence of an item-tracking matrix: None identified
Evidence related to item selection: None identified
Evidence of re-testing the final version: None identified
Reliability
Internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha): Yes
Evidence of internal consistency:
Test-retest Reliability (ICC):
Sparrow (2016)
Correlation Coefficient :
Domain-Level Form: 0.73 to 0.88
Was a definition of stability applied to identify stable patients: Not reported
Time frame or interval between the two administrations: Not reported
Population/Disease: Patients with IDEA for individuals ages 13 and older of the population
Age ranged: Not stated
Inter-rater/ inter-interviewer reliability (kappa):
Sparrow (2016)
Correlation Coefficient :
Domain-Level Form: 0.69 to 0.84
Population/Disease: Patients with IDEA ; n=2560
Age ranged: Not stated
Evidence of test-retest or inter-rater reliability: Yes
Validity
Concurrent validity (convergent, divergent):
None identified
Known-group validity:
None identified
Evidence of Translatability Assessment: None identified
Evidence related to missing data: None identified
Evidence for Selection of Recall Period: None identified
Evidence of Administration Instructions and Training Provided: Yes
Evidence of concurrent validity: None identified
Evidence of known-groups validity: None identified
Evidence of ability to detect change over time: None identified
Ability to Detect Change
Ability to detect change (Responsiveness):
None identified
Responder Thresholds
Responder Thresholds:
Pearson Website
- Population/Disease: Referent population
- Method used: CID - Distribution
- Results: Standardized score (100±15) for each domain
Age ranged: Not stated
Evidence of responder thresholds: Yes
Reference(s) of development / validation
Pearson’s Clinical Assessment group. Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales | Third Edition [Internet].Bloomington, USA: Pearson; Consulted on March 23rd. Available from: https://www.pearsonassessments.com/store/usassessments/en/Store/Professional-Assessments/Behavior/Adaptive/Vineland-Adaptive-Behavior-Scales-%7C-Third-Edition/p/100001622.html?tab=resources
Sparrow, S. S., Cicchetti, D. V., & Saulnier, C. A. (2016). Vineland adaptive behavior scales: Third edition (Vineland-3). Bloomington: NCS Pearson
Other references
None identified
Inclusion of the COA in product labelling
None identified
Existence of Scoring / Interpretation / User Manual
Original language and translations
Original language: English
Translations: Spanish
References of translations
Contact information
Pearson Assessment
19500 Bulverde Rd
San Antonio, TX 78259-3701
USA
Elizabeth Werner and Dr. Paul Williams from Pearson Research Services
E-mail: research.licensing@pearson.com
Condition of use: copyright
Please contact Pearson Assessment, Inc
Website
https://www.pearsonassessments.com/
Review copy
None identified