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Assessment of Social Interaction Behaviors
Published on: February 25, 2011
Hierarchical assessment of social competence
Abstract:
Three properties associated with the Test of the Hierarchy of INductive Knowledge (THINK) were examined, namely, that the processes assessed by the measure are (a) cumulative and hierarchical, (b) developmental, and (c) related to behavioral criteria. Analyses of data collected from 120 EMR children between the ages of 9 and 14 years generally support the developmental and criterion-related features of the measure, but only partially confirm the hierarchical component. Discussion of the results was focused on the emphasis necessary in subsequent empirical work and the measure's potential for instructional applications in relation to current assessment issues in special education.
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