Brigance Flashcards
1
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Purpose of Brigance?
A
**Assess the child’s early developmental and academic skills
**Dx special needs along with other measures.
Norm-referenced = child can be compared to children of the same age to rack developmental progress
2
Q
Domains
A
physical development, language development, academic skills/cognitive development, adaptive behavior, and social and emotional development
Activity limitations
3
Q
Population
A
birth through 7 years, 11 months
4
Q
Advantages
A
test is easily administered
standardized and valid, backed by copious amounts of research
5
Q
Disadvantages
A
ceiling effect, which has been shown to limit the child
60 min
Expensive - $600
6
Q
Whats included in test?
A
55 assessments several subsets of skills
