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1 DOCUMENT RESUMEED 079 342TM 002 941 AUTHORP edrini, D. T.; Pedrini, Bonnie Social Maturity Scale PRICEMF-$ HC-$ Rating Scales; *Evaluation Criteria;*Measurement Instruments; Preschool Education ;Primary Grades; *Profile Evaluation; Psychometrics;*Scoring; *Social Maturity; Special Education ;Student Evaluation; Technical ReportsIDENTIFIERS* vineland Social Maturity Scale ProfileABSTRACTThe vineland Social Maturity Scale (VSMS), despiteits limitations, is an excellent clinical technique and includespsychometric and questionnaire characteristics. It is a good singlemeasure of adaptive behavior. The VSMS Profile in this paper usescontent categories different from the original Scale, but based uponthe same items.

2 It lends itself to identifying personal-socialstrengths and weaknesses of youngsters and special educationstudents. The Profile is recommended to school counselors, schoolpsychologists, and teachers. (Author) vineland -SOCIAL MATURITY SCALE PROFILEDT. Pedrini and Bonnie C. PedriniUniversity of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska 68101U S OEPARTMENT OF HEALTHEOUCATION L WELFARENATIONAL INSTITUTE OFEOUCATIONTHIS DOCUMENT HAS BEET. REPRODUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROMTHE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGINATING IT POINTS OF viEw OR OPINIONSSTATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REFIRESENT OFFICIAL NATIONA INSTITUTE CFEDUCATION POSITION OR POLICYA bstractThe vineland Social Maturity Scale (VSMS), despite its limi-;:ations, is an excellent clinical technique and includes psycho-rrtric and questionnaire is a good singlemeasure of adaptive VSMS Profile in this paperuses content categories different from the originalScale, butbased upon the same lends itself to identifyingpersonal-social strengths and weaknesses of youngsters andspecial Education Profile is recommended toschool counselors, school psychologists, and FROM BESTAVAILABLE COPY2 The vineland Social Maturity Scale(VSMS), despite its lim-itations, is an excellent clinical technique(Pedrini & Pedrini,1966).

3 It is more clinical than psychometric in nature, eventhough the VSMS results In a quantitative is morethan a questionnaire and more than a inter-view technique is helpful in obtaining datarelevant for counsel-ing and behavior-observation technique is help-ful in assessing interview-validity is a good single measure d adaptiveintelligence or adap-tive behavior, especially for VSMS appears to have inspired ofthem are included in various mental measurementsyearbooks ( ,Duros, 1972).Many studies have been generated by this Scale,Profiles for the vineland are not his book, theauthor of the VSMS, Doll (1953, p. 577) included aprofile thatwas developed by were also developed by iscoe(1960) and Holroyd (1966).

4 Pedrini and Pedrini (1966) re-groupedthe VSMS items using logicand Profilepresented in this paper uses the newer content isdifferent in other respects also, , in inclusionof scor-ing criterion, and in ability levels of youngstersin various areas of personal-socialfunctioning can be , early-school, and special-educationstudentscould profit from this kind of VSMS Profile isrecommended and should be helpful to school counselors, schoolpsychologists, and , 0. K. (Ed.)./he seventh mental measurements Park, N. J.: Gryphon, , E. measurement of social :Educational Test Bureau, American Guidance Service, , R. profile sheet to facilitate administrationof the vineland Social Maturity ofClinical Psychology, 1966, 22, , I.

5 Profile for the vineland Scale and some clini-cal of Clinical Psychology, 1960,16, , D. T., & Pedrini, L. vineland Social MaturityScale:Recommendations for administration, scoring of School Psychology, 1966, 5, SOCIAL MATURITY SCALE PROFILEA ddressInformaut7-8 Relaticnship to Client15-18 18-20 20-25 YEARS: 0-11-22-33-4 4-55 '..1010-1111-1212-1525+.I. Drinking,112038626775 Eating16253? ,21354751 ".0 CletnailN33750526540 54 III. E:tving, Communicatinc:131445863e7737384 Understanding, Speaking,10347991:eadicvz. ,7193648 -555771803239------98106 107110 "NMWorking22437210324111113114116VI. Self-Directing,53607683879296102112 Buying61779397105949995100101 Scoring for the vineland Social Maturity Scale Profile:+ items are those tasks the client does perform regularly; such items receive full credit.

6 +0 items are those tasks the client does not perform but could perform regularly iz presented with the occasion; such itemsreceive full items are those tasks which the client is developing and are sometimes performed correctly; such items receive half items are those tasks the client does not perform because of some special restraint and could not perform regularly ifpresented with the occasion; such items receive no Arc those :.:1 ;?S'3 the client cannot and does not perform; such items receive no SOCIAL MATURITY SCALE to Client0-11-22-33-44-5 5-66-77-88-99-10 10 -1111-12 12-15 15-18 18-20 20-25I. Drinking,Eating111620253839626775283033I I. Dressing,Cleansing2135374750515264657074 86405442 III.

7 Moving,Walking23182341455266298329121315 25+0-11-22-33-44-55-6-77-88-99-1010-1111 -1212-1515-1818-2020-2525+IV. Communicating:13144586366737R8490 Understanding, Speaking,10347'91 Reading, Writing1781V. Playing,Dorking7192236434855577172SO Relating, )193104109iln115117 VII. Self-Directing,Buying5360617677838792939 6971021051129'49995100In7 Scoring for the vineland Social Maturitv Scale + items are those tasks the client does perform rer,;ularly: such itemsreceive full credit.+0 items are those tasks the client does not performbut could perform regularly if presented with the occasion;such items receive full credit.+ items are those tasks which the clientis develoning and are sometimes Performed correctly;such items receive items are those tasks the client does not performbecause of sore snecial restraint and could not perform re?

8 Ularlyif presented with the occasion: such itemsreceive no are those tasks the client cannotand does not porform: such items receive nocredit.