Interrater reliability of the Technology Team Assessment Process.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

This study examined the interrater reliability of the Technology Team Assessment Process (TTAP).

METHOD:

Students ages 9 to 12 years who have learning disabilities received a TTAP assessment, which was videotaped. Five independent raters trained in the assessment process observed the videotapes and rated each student with the TTAP recording forms. Additionally, each rater made specific assistive technology recommendations on the basis of his or her evaluation.

RESULTS:

Intraclass correlation coefficients revealed that only one of four sections of the TTAP investigated had low to moderate interrater reliability for the students evaluated

CONCLUSION:

The results of this study suggest that the TTAP, in its present form, cannot be used with confidence to assess students with learning disabilities and requires more extensive development and testing.

• Authors: A J Embleton, K C Spencer
• Journal: The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association (Am J Occup Ther) Vol. 51 Issue 4 Pg. 297-302 (Apr 1997) ISSN: 0272-9490 [Print] United States
• PMID: 9085728 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.)

Topics

• Activities of Daily Living
• Child
• Disabled Persons
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Observer Variation
• Occupational Therapy (instrumentation)
• Patient Care Planning (statistics & numerical data)
• Patient Care Team (statistics & numerical data)
• Self-Help Devices (statistics & numerical data)
• Treatment Outcome