Examining the Suitability of the List of Indicators Describing Age-Related Typical Support Needs

Antonio M. Amor, Miguel A. Verdugo, Benito Arias, María Fernández and Alba Aza
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Antonio M. Amor: Faculty of Psychology, Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Salamanca, Avda. De la Merced, 109-131, 37005 Salamanca, Spain
Miguel A. Verdugo: Faculty of Psychology, Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Salamanca, Avda. De la Merced, 109-131, 37005 Salamanca, Spain
Benito Arias: Faculty of Education and Social Work, Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Valladolid, Paseo de Belén, 1, 47001 Valladolid, Spain
María Fernández: Faculty of Psychology, Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Salamanca, Avda. De la Merced, 109-131, 37005 Salamanca, Spain
Alba Aza: Faculty of Psychology, Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Salamanca, Avda. De la Merced, 109-131, 37005 Salamanca, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 2, 1-20

Abstract: The list of indicators is a form of training material used for the Supports Intensity Scale—Children’s version (SIS-C). It is aimed at helping interviewers distinguishing between extraordinary and age-related typical support needs in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) when implementing the SIS-C, and thus improve supports planning. The aim of this study is to adapt and test the list of indicators’ content validity and rating scale’s functioning in Spain. A total of 222 general education teachers reported their agreement with each indicator description using a 5-point rating scale. A total of 353 of 366 indicators showed evidence of content validity, whereas analyses on the rating scale highlighted the necessity of subsuming one of the scale categories within another. The need for developing research-based training materials to develop training programs on the use of the SIS-C to support decision-making concerning supports planning with students with IDD, the relevance of using the latest methodological approaches available when required, and future lines of research are discussed.

Keywords: intellectual disability; developmental disability; inclusive education; support needs assessment; training material; students with special educational needs; students with intellectual disability; students with disabilities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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