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Results of the Transition Competence Battery

Results of the Transition Competence Battery. How Prepared are Transition-Age D/HH Students to be Successful Adults? Dr. Pamela Luft Kelly Huff. Battery Development. Developed and standardized for transition-age D/HH individuals mild secondary conditions

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Results of the Transition Competence Battery

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  1. Results of the Transition Competence Battery How Prepared are Transition-Age D/HH Students to be Successful Adults? Dr. Pamela Luft Kelly Huff

  2. Battery Development • Developed and standardized for transition-age D/HH individuals • mild secondary conditions • approximately 3rd grade reading level • unlikely to pursue 4-year college education. • Standardized on approximately 200 students

  3. Subtest Subject Areas • Subtest 1 – Job Seeking Skills • Subtest 2 – Work Adjustment Skills • Subtest 3 – Job Related Social and Interpersonal Skills • Subtest 4 – Money Management Skills • Subtest 5 – Health and Home Skills • Subtest 6 – Community Awareness Skills

  4. Description of Battery • Tests are presented by sign and written form • Signs are standardized based on pilot field site comments • Written items are standardized to the 3rd grade level

  5. Item Example • You see a police car behind you with flashing red lights. You pull over to the side of the road. The police officer begins to talk to you. You do NOT understand the officer. You should: • reach in your glove compartment for a pencil and paper • tell the officer you are deaf • reach for the officer's pencil and paper

  6. Average Score by Test

  7. High School Test Results by Student

  8. Middle School Test Results by Student

  9. MS – 51% HS – 64% Test 1 – Job Seeking Skills

  10. MS – 59% HS – 67% Test 2 – Work Adjustment Skills

  11. MS – 52% HS – 70% Test 3 – Job Related Social & Interpersonal Skills

  12. MS – 36% HS – 63% Test 4 – Money Management Skills

  13. MS – 43% HS – 58% Test 5 – Health and Home Skills

  14. MS – 45% HS – 61% Test 6 - Community Awareness Skills

  15. Competency Levels by Test

  16. High School Results Summary

  17. Implications for Teachers • What are the main areas that need to be addressed with students? • How do can it be implemented with existing transition preparation structures? • How can these areas be integrated into curriculum? • What types of teacher preparation is needed?

  18. Transition Competence Battery is published by James Stanfield Company, Inc. P. O. Box 41058Santa Barbara, CA  93140 1-800-421-6534 (tel) 1-805-897-1187 (fax) www.stanfield.com maindesk@stanfield.comTCB cost: $399 Contact information: Dr. Pamela Luft - Pluft@kent.edu Kelly Huff - Khuff@kent.edu

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