Measurement Properties of Social Communication Assessments for Transition-Age Adolescents: A Systematic Review
Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools
Poll, G. H., Maskalunas, C., et al. (2021).
Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 52(3), 917-936.
This systematic review investigates the validity and reliability of clinician-administered social communication assessments for adolescents and young adults, ages 14 to 21 years, with developmental disabilities or at risk for social communication difficulties.
Miami University
No date restrictions up to March 2019
Empirical English-language studies
26 studies; 13 assessments
Based on the Consensus-based Standards for the Selection of health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN) five assessments had sufficient evidence of content validity and internal consistency for use with transition-aged adolescents:
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<li>Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals–Fifth Edition Metalinguistics (CELF-5 Metalinguistics; Wiig & Secord, 2014),</li>
<li>Community-Based Social Skill Performance Assessment (CBSP; Bullis et al., 1994),</li>
<li>Multidimensional Social Competence Scale (MSCS; Trevisan et al., 2018),</li>
<li>Social Emotional Assets and Resilience Scales–Adolescent (SEARS-A; Merrell, 2011), and</li>
<li>Social Language Development Test–Adolescent: Normative Update (SLDT-A: NU; Bowers et al., 2017).</li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; background: white;">Limitations of assessments included measurement error, structural validity, and reliability for adolescents with developmental disabilities.</p>
