Adult Tests: A Selected List of Assessment Instruments Appropriate for Adults with Disabilities, Fiscal Year 1985

摘要

The document lists assessment instruments that are appropriate for adults and that have been used specifically for program planning with the hearing impaired, the learning disabled, the mentally retarded, and the visually impaired. Two tests suitable for the hearing impaired adult are described: the Stanford Achievement Test and the Wepman Auditory Test. Tests appropriate for learning disabled adults include the Basic Inventory of Academic and Survival Skills (BIASS) Test; The London Procedure: Screening, Diagnostic, and Teaching Guide for Adult Learning Problems; Keymath; and the Jordan Oral Screening Tests. Three tests appropriate for moderately mentally retarded adults are described: the AAMD Adaptive Behavior Scale, the Brigance Diagnostic Inventory of Essential Skills, and the California Adult Student Assessment system. For severely retarded adults, appropriate tests include the AAMD Adaptive Behavior Scale and the Pomona Evaluation Profile. Two tests for screening visually impaired adults, the Home Eye Test for Adults and the Keystone Telebinocular Screening Program, are described. Also discussed are the Jordan Written Screening Test for Specific Reading Disability and the Jordan Vision Screening Test for Binocular Control for Sustained Reading and Writing. A mailing address and telephone number are included for each test publisher.