Ecological Validity of Neuropsychological Assessment in Childhood Traumatic Brain Injury
作者:
Cheryl Silver,
期刊:
Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation
(OVID Available online 2000)
卷期:
Volume 15,
issue 4
页码: 973-988
ISSN:0885-9701
年代: 2000
出版商: OVID
关键词: assessment;brain injury;child;validity
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
Empirical investigation of the degree to which testing predicts children's real-world functioning following traumatic brain injury (TBI) is sparse. This article reviews the research in neuropsychology, which offers only moderate correlations between test scores and everyday functioning. This line of research is hindered by several methodological issues: difficulty translating performance on standardized testing into real-world capacities, measurement of real-world functioning, developmental factors, and the influence of intervening variables in the natural environment. Ecologically valid assessment may require multiple data sources. More research is needed to respond effectively to questions about children's everyday functioning after traumatic brain injury.
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