Re-Evaluating the Appropriateness of the "Don't Know" Response Option: Guessing Rate as a Source of Systematic Error on Autism Knowledge Assessments.

Autor: McMahon CM; Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Miami University, 1601 University Blvd., Hamilton, OH, 45011, USA. mcmahocm@miamioh.edu., McClain MB; Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, Indiana University Bloomington, 201 N. Rose Avenue, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA., Haverkamp CR; South Point Counseling Services, 1206 S Jordan Pkwy STE D, South Jordan, UT, 84095, USA., Harris B; School of Education and Human Development, University of Colorado Denver, 1380 Lawrence Street, Denver, CO, 80217, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of autism and developmental disorders [J Autism Dev Disord] 2024 Aug 03. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 03.
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-024-06452-w
Abstrakt: Several autism knowledge assessments include "don't know" as a response option. The inclusion of this response option may lead to systematic error, such that participants' guessing rate affects the measurement of their autism knowledge. This study examines both predictors of guessing rate for autism knowledge and predictors of autism knowledge, including guessing rate. School-based professionals (n = 396) completed the Autism Spectrum Knowledge Scale Professional Version-Revised (ASKSP-R; McClain et al, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 50(3):998-1006, 2020). and the Autism Stigma and Knowledge Questionnaire (ASK-Q; Harrison et al, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 47(10):3281-3295, 2017). Both assessments include "don't know" as a response option. Guessing rate was the strongest predictor of autism knowledge across both the ASKSP-R and the ASK-Q assessments. For the ASKSP-R, participants who were school psychologists, practicing for more years, had more autism-related clinical experiences, and who personally knew an autistic person had a higher guessing rate. School psychologists and participants who worked with more autistic students scored higher in autism knowledge. For the ASK-Q, participants with greater self-perceived autism knowledge had a higher guessing rate. Participants with a doctorate degree, who personally knew an autistic person, and who worked with more autistic students scored higher in autism knowledge. Guessing rate can be a source of systematic error on autism knowledge assessments. Potential solutions to correct for guessing rate are examined and recommended for future use.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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