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Title: Assessing Quality of Program Environments for Children and Youth with Autism: Autism Program Environment Rating Scale (APERS)
Language: English
Authors: Odom, Samuel L., Cox, Ann, Sideris, John, Hume, Kara A., Hedges, Susan, Kucharczyk, Suzanne, Shaw, Evelyn, Boyd, Brian A., Reszka, Stephanie, Neitzel, Jennifer
Source: Grantee Submission. 2018 48:913-924.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 12
Publication Date: 2018
Sponsoring Agency: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Office of Special Education Programs (ED/OSERS)
Contract Number: R324C120006
H325G07004
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Descriptors: Autism, Psychometrics, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Faculty Development, Educational Quality, Public Schools, Program Effectiveness, Services, Elementary Secondary Education, Rating Scales, Program Evaluation, Scores
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-017-3379-7
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the "Autism Program Environment Rating Scale" ("APERS"), an instrument designed to assess quality of program environments for students with autism spectrum disorder. Data sets from two samples of public school programs that provided services to children and youth with autism spectrum disorder were utilized. Cronbach alpha analyses indicated high coefficients of internal consistency for the total "APERS" and moderate levels for item domains for the first data set, which was replicated with the second data set. A factor analysis of the first data set indicated that all domain scores loaded on one main factor, in alignment with the conceptual model, with this finding being replicated in the second data set. Also, the "APERS" was sensitive to changes resulting from a professional development program designed to promote program quality. [This article was published in "Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders" (EJ1170782).]
Abstractor: As Provided
IES Funded: Yes
Entry Date: 2019
Accession Number: ED597294
Database: ERIC
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