The Pathway to Independence Inventory: A Validity Study of a Transition Assessment Tool for Postsecondary Students with Disabilities
| dc.contributor.advisor | Unruh, Deanne | |
| dc.contributor.author | Reardon, Kyle | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-24T17:11:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-09-24T17:11:22Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-09-24 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Pathway to Independence Inventory (PII), a new transition assessment tool designed to meet the needs of college-bound students with disabilities who have identified gaps in the areas of adaptive skills, executive functions, and social skills. Analyses examined the factor structure, internal consistency, concurrent validity, and interrater reliability of the instrument as well as differences based on gender identity, disability status, and instrument version (i.e., student report and informant report). The study used an extant dataset of 155 students currently or previously enrolled in a postsecondary support program for students with disabilities. The results of the construct validity analysis indicated tentative evidence of a seven-factor structure of the instrument using subscales as manifest variables and also indicated that the factor structure and loadings hold across the two versions. The results of the reliability and validity analysis indicated acceptable internal consistency, limited evidence of concurrent validity, and no evidence of interrater reliability between students and their informants. Finally, group difference analyses indicated significant differences between instrument version across all scales and indicated significant differences on academic skills based on gender identity and on interpersonal skills based on disability status. Implications for both research and practice are discussed including the need for further replication research on this instrument to confirm these findings and generate additional evidence of its efficacy with college-bound students with disabilities. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1794/25605 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | University of Oregon | |
| dc.rights | All Rights Reserved. | |
| dc.subject | Diverse learners | en_US |
| dc.subject | Executive function | en_US |
| dc.subject | Postsecondary education | en_US |
| dc.subject | Special education | en_US |
| dc.subject | Students with disabilities | en_US |
| dc.subject | Transition assessment | en_US |
| dc.title | The Pathway to Independence Inventory: A Validity Study of a Transition Assessment Tool for Postsecondary Students with Disabilities | |
| dc.type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Department of Special Education and Clinical Sciences | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Oregon | |
| thesis.degree.level | doctoral | |
| thesis.degree.name | Ph.D. |
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