A New Generation of Assessments for Youth and Adults with Significant Disabilities
Limited resources, combined with a movement for a more proactive approach to assessment and instruction, are driving the need for a whole new generation of assessments. We at The Conover Company are proud to introduce a new series of assessments to address response to intervention or training. Our new Response to Intervention Series focuses on answering the question, “What is the best instructional strategy to use with this individual learner to teach basic life and work skills?”
Designed as an individually administered test, this assessment will measure the type and amount of resources required for skill training of adolescents and adults with significant impairments.
- Research based
- Career assessment system targeting bench assembly activities
- Assesses ability to benefit from appropriate instruction
- Assists teachers and administrators in making better instructional and training decisions
- Matches individual learners to the proper instructional strategies and resources
A Level 6 Assessment
The first assessment in the Response to Intervention Series is our Level 6 Assessment. The Level 6 Assessment provides several different kinds of information about the best methods to provide relevant instruction or training for an individual with severe disabilities. The total score is a strong indication of the general level of instruction or training that will be required for an individual to learn relevant life, social and work skills. Other scores provide information about a learnerÂ’s ability to use simple verbal instructions, physically modeled instructions or corrections, and physical guidance to correction. Information about a learnerÂ’s ability to profit from correction and the level of resistance to instruction or training is also provided.
Scoring
There are five major scores obtained from testing:
- Verbal – a measure of the examinee’s receptive language skills in relation to simple verbal instructions regarding training-relevant tasks
- Model – a measure of examinees’ imitation skills on tasks such as those included in this assessment
- Prompts – two scores in one: (1) a measure of the extent to which prompting is required by examinees and (2) a measure of examinee skill at learning from physical guidance
- Learning – two scores in one: (1) a measure of examinees’ overall familiarity with RTI Series-type materials and instruction (prior learning) and (2) an overall measure of examinee skill at learning from verbal, modeled and prompted instructions during testing
- Total Score – provides an indication of the general level of instruction or training that will be required to learn relevant bench assembly tasks
There are two other scores that are used in this assessment:
Resist Prompts – provides an indication of the extent of resistance to physical prompting.
No Response – distinguishes examinees who try to complete test tasks from those who do not try.
Each of these scores has direct relevance for future success in instruction and training.
Pricing Information
RTI Series L-6 (with iPad)……………………………$1,895.00
RTI Series L-6 (without iPad)………………………$1,295.00
