OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the use of brief assessments for children with low intellectual functioning. METHODS: Assessments used the SYSTEMS cognitive screening test and ASK-KIDS self-concept inventory. Participants were children recruited through the hospital and special education classes (N = 39). RESULTS: Results showed that cognitive screening accurately classified children, and their scores correlated closely with full cognitive assessment and achievement. Most children could respond to the self-concept inventory, scales were internally consistent, and profiles were similar to those for children in the normative sample. CONCLUSIONS: Findings support the use of brief assessments of cognitive functioning and self concepts, and suggest further studies with children in clinical settings.
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the use of brief assessments for children with low intellectual functioning. METHODS: Assessments used the SYSTEMS cognitive screening test and ASK-KIDS self-concept inventory. Participants were children recruited through the hospital and special education classes (N = 39). RESULTS: Results showed that cognitive screening accurately classified children, and their scores correlated closely with full cognitive assessment and achievement. Most children could respond to the self-concept inventory, scales were internally consistent, and profiles were similar to those for children in the normative sample. CONCLUSIONS: Findings support the use of brief assessments of cognitive functioning and self concepts, and suggest further studies with children in clinical settings.