In evaluating individuals, how much of a change in scale scores should be considered a “real” change? 03 June 2021 ASEBA-Technical-Support Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Older Adult Form Questions Answer: A rough approximation to statistical criteria can be applied to scale scores for individuals [More]
In research samples, how much of a change in scale scores should be considered a “real” change? 03 June 2021 ASEBA-Technical-Support Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Older Adult Form Questions Answer: In research designed to compare the effects of different interventions with each other or wi [More]
What is the difference between a profile and a scoring template? 03 June 2021 ASEBA-Technical-Support Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Older Adult Form Questions Answer: A hand-scored profile is an 8½ x 14” sheet of paper on which the items of the O [More]
Are extremely low scores on problem scales be considered deviant? 03 June 2021 ASEBA-Technical-Support Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Older Adult Form Questions Answer: Extremely low scores merely reflect a paucity of reported problems. The profile compresses t [More]
What are the “DSM-oriented” scales? 03 June 2021 ASEBA-Technical-Support Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Older Adult Form Questions Answer: Questions often arise about relations between empirically-based assessment and the diagnosti [More]
Is there a “lie” scale for the profiles? 03 June 2021 ASEBA-Technical-Support Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Older Adult Form Questions Answer: Deliberate lying is only one factor that can lead to excessively low or high scores, dependi [More]
Why do the profiles show gaps between successive raw scores on some scales? 03 June 2021 ASEBA-Technical-Support Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Older Adult Form Questions Answer: Most gaps directly reflect the distributions of scores in the normative samples, where skewe [More]
How is the Total Problems score used? 27 May 2021 ASEBA-Technical-Support Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Older Adult Form Questions Answer: The Total Problems score provides a global index of the older adult’s overall level of [More]
What if the respondent circles two scores for a particular item or otherwise indicates that the item is true of the older adult but does not clearly indicate a score of 1 or 2? 27 May 2021 ASEBA-Technical-Support Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Older Adult Form Questions Answer: Score the item 1. [More]
What if a respondent endorses two different items when his/her comments indicate that the endorsements of both items refer to the same behavior or characteristic? 27 May 2021 ASEBA-Technical-Support Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Older Adult Form Questions Answer: Score only the item that most specifically describes the problem. For example, if the respon [More]