Assessing the Goodness-of-Fit between Persons and Their Environments.

Schalock, Robert L.; Jensen, C. Mark

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ERIC Number: EJ341228

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Publication Date: 1986

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Assessing the Goodness-of-Fit between Persons and Their Environments.

Schalock, Robert L.; Jensen, C. Mark

Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), v11 n2 p103-09 Sum 1986

A three-step assessment and quantification procedure is described that determines the goodness-of-fit (congruence) between a person's behavioral capabilities and setting-specific performance requirements. Concurrent validity and correlational data are presented, as well as potential uses of the Goodness-of-Fit Index (GOFI) procedure. (Author/JW)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Daily Living Skills, Evaluation Methods, Job Skills, Placement, Severe Disabilities, Test Validity, Vocational Adjustment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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