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Item	Mean	Standard deviation	Number of respondents	Percentage of responses rated 4 or 5^a
Overall, was the O&M VISSIT easy to use?	4.41	0.69	n = 17	100.00%
Were the instructions clear and understandable?	4.29	0.75	n = 17	94.12%
Were the section descriptions of the O&M Skill Areas on the O&M VISSIT clear and understandable?	4.29	0.96	n = 17	88.24%
Were the scoring criteria on the O&M VISSIT scale clear and understandable?	4.44	0.86	n = 16	93.75%
Was the use of the Additional Areas of Family Support (AAFS) table effective in incorporating family needs into determining service time?	4.00	1.03	n = 17	88.24%
Did you base your O&M VISSIT scoring of student need on the student’s evaluation results?	4.06	0.94	n = 17	94.12%
Was the contributing factors section useful for you (i.e., transition, medical, time-intensive instruction?	4.24	0.94	n = 17	94.12%
Did the results of the O&M VISSIT match your professional judgment regarding student need and recommended type and amount of services?	3.76	1.16	n = 17	88.24%
Did your O&M VISSIT results directly translate into the type and amount of service you recommended for your student’s IEP?	3.29	1.27	n = 17	70.59%
Do you feel you would use the O&M VISSIT in the future for determining the type and amount of service you recommend for your students?	2.00	0.00	n = 16	100% = Yes
Do you feel that the O&M VISSIT is a better tool to use for determining the type and amount of service than other available tools or methods you are currently using?	1.82	0.38	n = 17	82.35% = Yes
Do you feel you need additional training related to completing the O&M VISSIT?	1.29	0.46	n = 17	29.41% = Yes
Do you currently engage in collaborative consultation?	2.00	0.00	n = 17	100% = Yes
Do you document the amount of time you engage in collaborative consultation?	1.50	0.50	n = 16	50% = Yes
Do you think that collaborative consultation should be documented?	2.00	0.00	n = 17	100% = Yes
Do you feel that an O&M service delivery model that includes collaborative consultation is an efficient way of delivering O&M services?	2.00	0.00	n = 17	100% = Yes

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Development and Initial Validation of the O&M VISSIT for Orientation and Mobility Specialists to Determine Service Intensity

Pubblicato online: 01 gen 2020

Pagine: 11 - 21

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/ijom-2018-003

© 2018 Heather R. Munro et al., published by Sciendo

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Figure 1

Likert scale questions regarding use of the O&M VISSIT.