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The Burden of Proof: Validity as Improvement of Instructional Practice by Gertsen, Russell

“…This article examines the validity of recent efforts to improve instructional assessment in mathematics for special education students. The article concludes…”
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Social validation of decelerative (punishment) procedures by special educators of severely handicapped students by Irvin, L K, Lundervold, D A

“…Ratings on the acceptability, intrusiveness, restrictiveness, and efficacy of 18 commonly used interventions for decelerating behaviors were obtained from 58…”
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Stress management training for parents of children with severe handicaps by Singer, G H, Irvin, L K, Hawkins, N

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Use of verbal correction procedures with severely mentally retarded individuals: aptitude-treatment interaction? by Egan, I, Gersten, R, Irvin, L K

“…The effects of verbal corrections on vocational training of severely mentally retarded individuals have not been clear because of lack of measures that are…”
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Validating vocational assessment of severely mentally retarded persons: issues and an application by Irvin, L K, Gersten, R M, Heiry, T J

“…The Trainee Performance Sample, an instrument designed to assess vocationally relevant skills of severely mentally retarded persons, employs brief benchwork…”
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Assessing Children's Social Skills Using Video-Based Microcomputer Technology by Irvin, Larry K, Walker, Hill M

“…This article reviews the content and procedural requirements of social competence assessment for children with disabilities and presents information on…”
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Manipulation of stimulus features in vocational-skill training of severely retarded individuals by Irvin, L K, Bellamy, G T

“…Fifty-one severely retarded adults were taught a difficult visual discrimination in an assembly task by one of three training techniques: (a) adding and…”
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Alternative approaches to the measurement of adaptive behavior by Halpern, A S, Irvin, L K, Landman, J T

“…Most measures of adaptive behavior are derived from rating scales. There are only a few instruments that approach the measurement of adaptive behavior through…”
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Multiple assessment evaluation of programs for severely retarded adults by Irvin, L K, Crowell, F A, Bellamy, G T

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Vocational skill assessment of severely mentally retarded adults by Irvin, L K, Gersten, R, Taylor, V E, Close, D W, Bellamy, G T

“…The Trainee Performance Sample, a vocational skills assessment instrument, was revised to enhance content validity and utility in making vocational skill…”
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Systematic correction procedures in vocational-skill training of severely retarded individuals by Close, D W, Irvin, L K, Prehm, H J, Taylor, V E

“…Seventy severely retarded adults were taught a vocational assembly-skill task involving a difficult visual--motor discrimination. Comparisons of relative…”
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The School-Wide Evaluation Tool (SET): A Research Instrument for Assessing School-Wide Positive Behavior Support by Horner, Robert H., Todd, Anne W., Lewis-Palmer, Teri, Irvin, Larry K., Sugai, George, Boland, Joseph B.

“…Schools throughout the country are now encouraged to implement school-wide positive behavior support (PBS) procedures as a way to improve their behavioral…”
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Measuring children's social skills using microcomputer-based videodisc assessment by Irvin, L K, Walker, H M, Noell, J, Singer, G H, Irvine, A B, Marquez, K, Britz, B

“…This article describes the development of a microcomputer-based videodisc assessment prototype for measuring children's social skills. The theoretical and…”
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Validity of Office Discipline Referral Measures as Indices of School-Wide Behavioral Status and Effects of School-Wide Behavioral Interventions by Irvin, Larry K., Tobin, Tary J., Sprague, Jeffrey R., Sugai, George, Vincent, Claudia G.

“…Office discipline referrals (ODRs) are widely used by school personnel to evaluate student behavior and the behavioral climate of schools. In this article, the…”
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Human rights review of intrusive behavioral treatments for students with severe handicaps by Singer, G S, Irvin, L K

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Reliability and validity of the Social and Prevocational Information Battery for mildly retarded individuals by Irvin, L K, Halpern, A S

“…The reliability and validity of the Social and Prevocational Information Battery (SPIB) for EMR individuals was evaluated with samples other than those on whom…”
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Using Office Discipline Referral Data for Decision Making About Student Behavior in Elementary and Middle Schools: An Empirical Evaluation of Validity by Irvin, Larry K., Horner, Robert H., Ingram, Kimberly, Todd, Anne W., Sugai, George, Sampson, Nadia Katul, Boland, Joseph B.

“…In this evaluation we used Messick's construct validity as a conceptual framework for an empirical study assessing the validity of use, utility, and impact of…”
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Validating the Construct of Coercion in Family Routines: Expanding the Unit of Analysis in Behavioral Assessment with Families of Children with Developmental Disabilities by Lucyshyn, Joseph M., Irvin, Larry K., Blumberg, E. Richard, Laverty, Robelyn, Horner, Robert H., Sprague, Jeffrey R.

“…We conducted an observational study of parent-child interaction in home activity settings (routines) of families raising young children with developmental…”
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Family Stress Associated with Transition to Adulthood of Young People with Severe Disabilities by Thorin, Elizabeth J, Irvin, Larry K

“…Analysis of concerns expressed by 42 members of 19 families of young adults with severe developmental disabilities indicated concerns in such areas as…”
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Social Skills in School-Age Children and Youth: Issues and Best Practices in Assessment and Intervention by Walker, Hill M

“…This paper views effective communication as an essential component of appropriate social behavior, provides definitions and conceptualizations of social skills…”
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