Assessing the Discriminative Ability and Internal Consistency of the School Outcomes Measure

2013

Sandra Arnold
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The School Outcomes Measure (SOM) measures the outcomes of students who receive school-based occupational and physical therapies in the USA. This study examined the SOMs discriminative ability and internal consistency. Descriptive data from a previous study of 73 students, classified by gross motor function classification (GMFCS) level of disability, was computed to determine the frequency of use of the SOM items and differences in subscale scores by students with various ages and levels of disability. There were no differences in mean subscale scores based on age; however students with less severe disabilities (GMFCS IIII) had higher mean scores in all subscales except expresses learning all students and behavior. Cronbachs alpha coefficient was used to examine the internal consistency of items of the SOM. The correlations between many of the items within the subscales were high (.87.99).

Assessment, Schools, Rehabilitation

Peer-reviewed publications in scholarly journals Published/In Press

Consumers/Families, Professionals, Policymakers, Students

http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/607416

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