Outcome Measurement & Progress Tracking Flashcards

The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales-3 (Vineland-3) can inform AAC outcome planning because it measures:

Answer: Adaptive communication and daily living skills

The Vineland-3 assesses adaptive behavior including communication and socialization, providing functional context for AAC goal setting and outcome tracking.

In AAC outcome measurement, 'social validity' refers to:

Answer: The extent to which communication partners agree the intervention goals, procedures, and outcomes are meaningful

Social validity assesses whether stakeholders—including the AAC user, family, and partners—find the goals, procedures, and results important and acceptable.

Which single-subject research design is most commonly used to demonstrate AAC intervention effectiveness by alternating baseline and treatment phases multiple times?

Answer: Reversal (ABAB) design

The ABAB (reversal) design strengthens causal inference by repeatedly withdrawing and reinstating the AAC intervention to confirm its effect on communication behavior.

A clinician is tracking whether a client independently initiates communication 8 out of 10 opportunities per session. This goal structure reflects which measurement approach?

Answer: Percentage correct with a criterion level

Expressing performance as a ratio (8/10) with a mastery criterion is a percentage-correct approach common in behavioral AAC goal writing.

When evaluating AAC outcomes for an adult with ALS, which factor is MOST critical to monitor over time due to the progressive nature of the condition?

Answer: Motor access site and method as physical abilities decline

ALS causes progressive motor deterioration, so ongoing monitoring of motor access is essential to proactively adapt the AAC system before current access methods fail.

The Functional Communication Profile-Revised (FCP-R) measures outcomes along which primary dimensions?

Answer: Awareness, attention, receptive communication, expressive communication, and conversation

The FCP-R evaluates functional communication across awareness, attention, receptive communication, expressive communication, and conversation domains.

A monthly 'communication probe' in an AAC progress monitoring system is best described as:

Answer: A brief, structured opportunity to sample a specific communication skill under consistent conditions

A communication probe is a brief, standardized sampling of a target skill administered regularly to track progress over time without conducting a full evaluation.