Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales Third Edition (Vineland-3)

Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales Third Edition (Vineland-3) is an instrument for diagnosing intellectual and developmental disabilities and planning treatment. Vineland-3 focuses on the following domains of adaptive behavior: 1) communication, 2) daily living skills, and 3) socialization. Vineland-3 offers the Survey Interview Form for conducting semi-structured interviews with parents or caregivers, the Parent/Caregiver Rating Forms questionnaire (can be used for all ages), and the Teacher Rating Form (can be used for ages 3-21).

Content

Sub-Category
Domains
Adaptive behavior
Grades
< 3 Years,
Pre-Kindergarten,
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade,
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade,
Post secondary
Languages
English,
Spanish
Respondent
Teacher,
Parent

Administration Information

Length
20-90 minutes
Administration
Computer,
Paper

Access and Use

Price

Prices vary for different kits, see more at the publisher’s website

Contact

Pearson 1-800-627-7271

Open Access
No
Use in Research

Hastedt, I., Eisenhower, A., Sheldrick, R. C., & Carter, A. S. (2022). Bilingual and Monolingual Autistic Toddlers: Language and Social Communication Skills. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05504-3 

Williams, T. I., Loucas, T., Sin, J., Jeremic, M., Aslett, G., Knight, M., ... & Liu, F. (2021). A randomised controlled feasibility trial of music-assisted language telehealth intervention for minimally verbal autistic children—the MAP study protocol. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 7(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-021-00918-9

Psychometrics

Scoring
Computer scoring,
Manual scoring
Psychometric References

Farmer, C., Adedipe, D., Bal, V. H., Chlebowski, C., & Thurm, A. (2020). Concordance of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, second and third editions. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 64(1), 18-26. https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.12691 

Sparrow, S.S., Balla, D.A., Cicchetti, D.V.  (1984) Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales. Circle Pines, MN: American Guidance Service 

Sparrow S. S., Cicchetti D. V. & Saulnier C. A. (2016). Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Third edition. SanAntonio, TX: Pearson.

Psychometric Considerations

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