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Applied Research in Mental Retardation, Vol. 7, pp. I - X, 1986 0270-3092/86 $3.00 + .00 Printed in the USA Copyright (c) 1986 Pergamon Journals, Ltd. All rights reserved.
SOFTWARE SURVEY SECTION
Editor's Note: The following Software Descriptions have been submitted by our readers in response to our call for an open exchange of information on software programs. They are offered without review or comment to provide a rapidly published, easily accessible avenue of communication. Other readers with relevant software packages are invited to complete and submit a Software Description Form (found at the end of this section).
Software packaqe ARMR-038-S85 Contributor:
PSY: REPORT
R. Keith Hoyle, 104 Horseshoe T r a i l , Lexington, SC 29072
Brief description: PSY:REPORT is a computer program designed to assist the psychologist in writing psychological reports. PSY:REPORT is the f i n a l report. When i t comes o f f the p r i n t e r all the psychologist needs to do is sign i t and send i t to the school. This unique program takes the drudgery out of writing psychological reports. It can be completed in 10 minutes or less. At the same time, each report is individualized f o r specific needs. It includes t r a d i t i o n a l behavioral observations, test results, summary and allows the psychologist to include specific recommendations. The program is simple to operate. L i t t l e or no typing s k i l l s are necessary. The program operator is guided through the use of menu selections. Placement recommendations are made by the psychologist and not the computer. The program was developed to allow the psychologist to complete psychological reports in a very short period of time. The program allows scores on as many as twenty d i f f e r e n t tests to be reported and can be customized to meet specific school d i s t r i c t needs. Potential users: Psychologists. Fields of i n t e r e s t : Special education and psychology. § This application program in the area of psychological report writing has been developed for Apple l i e and IBM-PC in BASIC to run under Apple 3.3 or IBM 2.0. I t is available on 5 - I / 4 " , single-sided (Apple) or dual-sided (IBM) floppy diskette. Required memory is 64K (Apple), 128K (IBM). § Distributed by MARK Enterprise. § The minimum hardware configuration required is I disk drive and p r i n t e r . No user training is required. There is extensive external documentation. Source code not available. § The package is f u l l y operational. It has been in use by 30 psychologists for approximately 3 years. The contributor is available for user inquiries.
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Software pBckaqe ARMR-O)9-S85
PERSONALITYINVENTORYFOR CHILDREN NARRATIVE REPORT
Contributor: Philip DeMuth, Ph.D., Psychological Systems, 1519 Burlington Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118 Brief description: The PERSONALITY INVENTORYFOR CHILDREN NARRATIVE REPORT allows the psychologist-user to enter the scaled scores from either the old or revised (short form) of the PIC into the computer, and receive a one-page narrative report summarizing the findings in regard to v a l i d i t y , personality description, academic performance, and family and peer relationships. The report may alternatively be saved to disk for editing and printing using most word processors. Price: $100. Potential users: Psychologists. § This application program in the area of psychological assessment has been developed for Apple II+/e/c in Compiled BASIC to run under DOS 3.3. I t is available on 5-i/4", single-density, single-sided floppy diskette. Required memory is 48K. § Distributed by Psychological Systems. § The minimum hardware configuration required is Apple II+/e/c, printer. No user training is required. There is minimal self-documentation. Source code not available. § The package is f u l l y operational. I t has been in use at 25+ sites for approximately i year. The contributor is available for user inquiries.
Software paqkage ARMR-040-S85
REPORTWRITER: CHILDREN'S INTELLECTUAL AND ACHIEVEMENT TESTS
Contribvtor: Nancy Mashberg, MA, Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc., P.O. Box 98, Odessa, FL 33556 Brief descrip)ion: REPORTWRITER represents the current state-of-the-art in psychoe~ucational interpretive software. I t is a powerful but easy to use program which provides comprehensive psychoeducational interpretation of the K-ABC, the WPPSI, the WISC-R, the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, Form L-M, the PIAT, and the WRAI. The practitioner can generate professional quality reports, without secretarial help, usually in less than fifteen minutes. Following the standard administration and scoring of any of the above tests, the practitioner simply enters some brief demographic data, the standard test scores for one or more tests, and behavioral observations obtained during testing (optional). Data entry is very easy and f u l l y instructed. A report is generated and stored on a data disk with an option of printing i t out using one of many word processing programs. The revised report can then be printed out and stored on the data disk for further reference. The report produced by REPORTWRITER contains behavioral observations, formatted test scores, several types of score combinations, statements regarding statistical significance, possible explanations and implications of test results based upon the research literature and clinical consensus, and educational recommendations. Output generated is designed to make test results understandable to a wide range of readers including clinicians, teachers and parents. Price: $395. Poten)lal user~; School psychologists. Field~ of intere@t: Assessment. § This application program in the area of psychoeducational test interpretation has been developed for Apple and IBM-PC in Apple DOS (Apple), MS-DOS (IBM) to run under DOS 3.3 (Apple), MS-DOS (IBM).
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I t is available on 5-I/4 M, double-density, slngle-sided floppy diskette (Apple), and single- and double-sided floppy diskette (IBM). Required memory is 64K (Apple), 128K (IBM). § Distributed by Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc. § The minimum hardware configuration required is 2 disk drives, 80 column card, printer (Apple); 2 disk drives (single-sided version), I disk drive (double-sided version), printer (IBM). No user training is required. There is extensive external documentation. Source code not available. § The package is f u l l y operational. I t has been in use at 17 sites (IBM) for approximately 6 months (Apple version is new). The contributor is available for user inquiries.
Software oackaoe ARMR-041-S85
REPORTWRITER: PARENT'S INTERPRETIVEPROGRAM
Contributor: NancyMashberg, MA, Psychological Assessn~ent Resources, Inc., P.O. Box 98, Odessa, FL 33556 Brief description; This companion program to REPORTWRITER: CHILDREN'S INTELLECTUAL AND ACHIEVEMENTTESTS, provides parents with a step-by-step explanation of the meaning of: psychological test scores in general; their child's strengths and weaknesses when compared to group norms; and each test score, significant subtest differences, and educational relevance of the evaluation. This program is a valuable adjunct to an interpretation conference with the parents. I t takes only 10 to 15 minutes to complete and can be run by anyone, even by a parent who has never used a computer. The parent can proceed through the program presented on the screen at his or her own rate of understanding and can review any section of their choice. The test scores from REPORTWRITER can be automatically transferred to this program so that repetitive data entry is not necessary. Price: $100. Potential users: School psychologists, counselors. Fields of interest: Assessment. § This application program in the area of psychoeducational testing has been developed for IBM-PC in MS-DOSto run under MS-DOS. I t is available on 5-I/4", double-density, single-sided floppy diskette. Requiredmemory is 64K. § Distributed by Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc. § The minimum hardware configuration required is I disk drive. No user training is required. There is extensive external documentation. Source code not available. § The package is f u l l y operational. Available February, 1985. The contributor is available for user inquiries.
Software DackaQeARMR-042-S85
PC ANOVA
Contributor: HumanSystems Dynamics, 9010 Reseda Boulevard, Suite 222, Northridge, CA 91324 Brief description: PC ANOVAis a complete analysis of variance package that couples power, speed and f l e x i b i l i t y with incredible ease of use. Designed for sophisticated statistical work, i t is compatible with most MS DOS personal computers. PC ANOVAcan perform a complete analysis of variance with one to five factors. Possible designs include:
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randomized designs with equal or unequal n between-within or s p l i t - p l o t designs with equal n repeated measures designs with equal n Latin square designs randomized complete blocks designs analysis of covariance
Nonparametric analysis of variance tests include: 1) Hotelling T squared 2) Kruskal Wallis H Test 3) Friedman ANOVAby ranks Post hoc test options for single Factor designs are: I) LSD test 2) Tukey HSD test 3) Newman Keuls test 4) Duncan Multiple Range test Analysis of your data with PC ANOVAproduces complete anova summary tables with all interaction terms, F values, and p-values. Output also includes cell means and sums of squares, descriptive s t a t i s t i c s , and graphics displays of treatment means. Price: $200. Potential users:
Researchersneeding a sophisticated anova package.
§ This application program in the area of analysis of variance has been developed for IBM-PC and compatibles in compiled BASIC to run under MS-DOS 2.0 (or greater). It is available on 5-]/4", single-sided floppy diskette. Requiredmemory is 128K. § Distributed by Human Systems Dynamics. § The minimum hardware configuration required is 2 disk drives, color/graphics card, compatible monitor and printer. No user training is required. There is extensive external documentation. Source code not available. § Coding is complete. Available January 1985. The contributor is available for user inquiries. Software packaqe ARMR-043-S85
STATS PLUS
Contributor: HumanSystems Dynamics, 9010 Reseda Boulevard, Suite 222, Northridge, CA 91324 Brief description: STATS PLUS is a complete general s t a t i s t i c s package with database management. I t provides almost all of the s t a t i s t i c a l analyses required by the professional researcher. Guided by conversational menus, the user can design, count, search, sort, review, edit, rank, index and reorganize f i l e s easily. In addition, STATS PLUS includes a I to 5 way cross-tabulation capability, analysis of variance, regression, and nonparametric tests. STATS PLUS can accept Visicalc f i l e s and any Files created with other HSD programs. Potential users:
Psychologists needing to do s t a t i s t i c a l analysis.
§ This application program in the area of s t a t i s t i c a l analysis has been developed for Apple II+/e/c in AppleSoft BASIC to run under DOS 3.3. It is available on 5-I/4" single-sided floppy diskette. Required memory is 48K. § Distributed by Human Systems Dynamics. § The minimum hardware configuration required is I or 2 disk drives, optional printer. No user training is required. There is extensive external documentation. Source code not available. § The package is Fully operational. It has been in use at 2500 sites for approximately 2 years. The contributor is available For user inquiries.
Software Survey Section Software packaoe ARMR-044-S85
TEST PAK
Contribq~or; Edwin A. Sanford, University of Arizona, 1710 S. Ceylon Place, Tucson, AZ 85748 Brief desqription: This package includes a program to perform Rasch model test analysis, classical test analysis, and a disk f i l e generator to simplify data input. The Rasch model program generates a b i l i t i e s , d i f f i c u l t i e s , error terms for each, and T-scores. The classical analysis program provides item d i f f i c u l t i e s , KR20 r e l i a b i l i t y estimate, and T-scores. Printer output is an option. Potential users: All teachers. § This u t i l i t y program in the area of education has been developed for Commodore 64 in BASIC. I t is available on 5-I/4", single-density, single-sided floppy diskette. § Distributed by contributor. § The minimum hardware configuration required is C-64, 1541 (or comparable) DD, monitor. No user training is required. I t is self-documenting. Source code is available. § The package is f u l l y operational. I t has been in use at 1 site for approximately 6 months. The contributor is available for user inquiries.
Software packaqe ARMR-O4S-S8~
WISCR SCAN
Contributor: John Williams, Douglas Education Service District, 1871N.E. Stephens Street, Roseburg, OR 97470 Brief descriotion: WISCRSCANwas designed as a tool to aid school psychologists and diagnosticians in analyzing data from the WISC-R intelligence test. All data can be entered and results of analysis printed in less than two minutes. Features include: i) Output to screen or printer. 2) Analysis based on either 12, 11 or 10 subtest scores. 3) Verbal, Performance, and Full Scale IQ computed. 4) Intelligence classification and percentile rank for Verbal, Performance and Full Scale IQ. 5) Confidence levels (85%, 90%, 95%) for Verbal, Performance and Full Scale IQ 6) Verbal and Performance differences flagged at significant levels (.05 and .01) 7) Profile of scaled scores plotted. 8) Percentile rank of scaled scores computed. g) Verbal and Performance averages computed. I0) Strengths and weaknesses within Verbal scale flagged (determined by deviation from verbal mean). I I ) Strengths and weaknesses within Performance scale flagged (determined by deviation from performance mean). 12) Kaufman's Factors computed. 13) Bannatyne's categories computed. Price: $35 plus $3.50 shipping and handling. Potential users: School psychologists and educational diagnosticians. Fleld~ of interest: Measurement and evaluation.
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Software Survey Section § This application program in the area o6 WISC-R analysis has been developed for Apple II+/e/c in Applesoft BASIC to run under DOS 3.3 or ProDOS. I t is available on 5-I/4" single-density, single-sided floppy diskette. Required memory is 48K. § Distributed by John Williams and Philip Bowser Enterprises. § The minimum hardware configuration required is computer and one disk drive. No user training is required. There is adequate documentation. Source code not available. § The package is Fully operational. I t is in use at 30 sites. The contributor is available for user inquiries.
Software DackaQeARMR-046-S85
ANOVA II
Contributor: HumanSystem Dynamics, 9010 Reseda Boulevard, Suite 222, Northridge, CA 91324 Brief description: ANOVAII can perform a complete analysis of variance on randomized designs, between-within designs, and repeated measures designs with equal n. ANOVA II can also perform a complete analysis of variance on randomized designs, and between-within designs with unequal or equal n. The program also performs an analysis of covariance and a Latin square analysis. I t accepts designs with 5 factors of up to 36 levels. Printout includes cell means and sums of squares, anova tables, F and p-values and more. Potential users:
Psychologists needing to do analysis of variance.
§ This application program in the area of analysis of variance has been developed f o r Apple I I / + / e / c / in BASIC to run under DOS 3.3. I t is available on 5-I/4", single-sided floppy diskette. Requiredmemory is 48K. § Distributed by Human Systems Dynamics. § The minimum hardware configuration required is I or 2 disk drives. No user training is required. There is extensive external documentation. Source code not available. § The package is f u l l y operational. I t has been in use at 750 sites for approximately 2 years. Owners may call or write for technical advice.
Software packaqe ARMR-O47-$B~
DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY REPORT
Contrlbv)or: Giles D. Rainwater, Ph.D., Psychometric Software, Inc., 1304 E. New Haven Avenue, Melbourne, FL 32901 Brief description: The DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY REPORTpresents an automated structured interview which gathers basic developmental information and generates a written narrative. Information is obtained about areas relevant f o r a developmental assessment as follows: pregnancy, birth, development, health, family, education and behavior. In addition to the narrative report an Important Responses section is printed. As a client responds to the questionnaire, questions can be marked f o r l a t e r discussion. These questions are printed out in this section. Answers that may be c l i n i c a l l y significant are also included in this section. The Important Responses section allows the c l i n i c i a n to instantly see where more depth is needed. The DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY REPORTcan be administered on the computer or by using pencil and paper format. The questionnaire takes about 30 to 45 minutes to complete. It is completed by the person who knows the most about the child who is being evaluated. Price: $195.00 -- $10.00 (20 printed questionnaires).
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Potential users; School and clinical psychologists; psychiatrists. Fields of interest: Clinical and developmental. § This application program in the area of clinical psychology has been developed for Apple II+/e/c and IBM-PC to run under DOS 3.3 (Apple) and DOS 1.1, 2.0, 2.1, 3.0, 3.1 (IBM-PC). It is available on 5-I/4", singlesided floppy diskette. § Distributed by Psychometric Software, Inc. § The minimum hardware configuration required is a one disk drive Apple and printer; 128K RAM IBM-PC with single-sided drive, printer. No user training is required. There is extensive external documentation. Source code not available. § The package is f u l l y operational. I t has been in use at IO0+ sites for approximately 3 years. The contributor is available for user inquiries. Software Dackaae ARMR-O4B-$B~
CHILD ABUSE IDENTIFICATION & REPORTINGGAME
Contribqtor: Charles L. McGehee, Central Washington University, Department of Sociology, Ellensburg, WA 98926 Brief descriotion; This game is designed to help professionals and laypersons develop s k i l l s of identification and insights into problems they may experience when confronting the decision to report child abuse. The participants are confronted with an injured child. Each person having contact with the child, given information about the injuries, unique knowledge of the child, common sense knowledge of the world, and vulnerabilities associated with the particular role (all of this information organized and provided by the computer program), is compelled to make a decision about reporting the child's injuries. The person must decide i f the injuries are child abuse, and i f so, whether to go "out on a limb" and report these suspicions to the Child Protective Service (CPS). I f reported, i t is then up to the CPS worker to investigate the allegations and make a final determination i f the injuries were the result of I) nature, 2) accident, 3) self-injury, 4) intentional injury by another who is not the parent or parent-substitute, ( i . e . , babysitter, teacher, etc.) or 5) intentional injury by a parent or parent-substitute -- that is, child abuse. I f the CPS worker concludes the injuries are indeed the result of child abuse, then he or she must decide what course of action to take, such as, whether to attempt to prosecute the parent(s), attempt a treatment strategy, monitor the family, let the matter drop, etc. The game can end in two ways: I) when no one will report the injuries to CPS, or 2) i f reported, the CPS worker has made a final decision about the disposition of the case. As in real l i f e , the outcomes may be good or bad. Abuse may be correctly reported as abuse, and non-abuse may rightly not be reported at a l l . Or, genuine abuse may not be reported while non-abuse may be reported and treated as abuse. Potential users: Social services, medical personnel, teachers, police, counsellors, lay. § This training program in the area of child abuse has been developed for VIC-20, and Commodore64 (can be adapted to others) in BASIC (Compiled) to run under Commodore 1541, 4040. I t is available on 5-i/4", single-sided, single- and double-density floppy diskette and cassette. Required memory is 16K. § The minimum hardware configuration required is VIC-20 or Commodore 64, 1541 disk or tape, monitor. No user training is required. I t is self-documenting with extensive external documentation. Source code not available. § The package is f u l l y operational. I t has been in use at I site for approximately 3 years. The contributor is available for user inquiries.
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Software packaqe ARMR-049-S86
FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF BEHAVIOR
Contributor: Or. James M. Gardner, Fairview Development Center, 250] Harbor Boulevard, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Brief description: FUNCTIONALANALYSIS OF BEHAVIORprovides a detailed comprehensive description and analysis of behavior. I t is designed for use with severe behavior problems such as self-abuse, aggression, destruction and disruptiveness. The major sections of the report include: topography, course of the behavior, analysis of consequences, analysis of meaning, learning new behaviors, and restrictive and non-restrictive techniques to consider. A comprehensive manual and scoring sheets are available. Printouts are obtained by mailing the answer sheets and receiving a report in the return mail. This is a useful feature for people without microcomputers. Potential users: Group homes, institutions, schools, parents. Fields of interest: Behavior analysis/disorders. § This application program in the area of behavior analysis has been developed for IBM and compatibles, and Apple in Turbo Pascal to run under DOS, CP/M. § Distributed by Planet Press. § No user training is required. There is extensive external documentation. Source code not available. § The package is f u l l y operational. It has been in use at IO+ sites for approximately 6 months. Contributor is available for user inquiries.
Software packaqe ARMR-050-S86
BEHAVIORALINTERVENTIONPLAN
C~q~ributor: Dr. James M. Gardner, Fairview Development Center, 2501 Harbor Boulevard, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Brief de@cription: BEHAVIORALINTERVENTIONPLANgenerates multi-modal intervention strategies to reduce the severity, frequency, and/or duration of severe behavior problems such as self-abuse, aggression, destruction, disruption, etc. Using an a r t i f i c i a l intelligence module and sorting through 5000 rules, the BIP is capable of producing a report which analyzes the behavior, suggests data collection strategies, identifies underlying causes, suggests preventive a c t i v i t i e s , identifies early, secondary and t e r t i a r y intervention techniques, and monitors the health, safety and legal requirements associated with each aspect of the plan. In addition, BIP has separate r e l i a b i l i t y , v a l i d i t y , and quality of care indexes, is capable of presenting a graphic flow chart summary, provides a detailed functional analysis of behavior, and offers bibliographic foIlowup for the various techniques which are recommended. Potential users: Group homes, institutions, schools, parents. Field@ of interest: Behaviordisorders. § This application program has been developed for IBM and compatibles, and Apple in Turbo Pascal to run under DOS, CP/M. § Distributed by Planet Press. § No user training is required. There is extensive external documentation. Source code not available. § The package is f u l l y operational. It has been in use at 10+ sites for approximately I year. Contributor is available for user inquiries.
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SOFTWARE SURVEY SECTION
Editor's Note: The following Software Descriptions have been submitted by our readers in response to our call for an open exchange of information on software programs. They are offered without review or comment to provide a rapidly published, easily accessible avenue of communication. Other readers with relevant software packages are invited to complete and submit a Software Description Form (found at the end of this section).
Software packaqe ARMR-038-S85 Contributor:
PSY: REPORT
R. Keith Hoyle, 104 Horseshoe T r a i l , Lexington, SC 29072
Brief description: PSY:REPORT is a computer program designed to assist the psychologist in writing psychological reports. PSY:REPORT is the f i n a l report. When i t comes o f f the p r i n t e r all the psychologist needs to do is sign i t and send i t to the school. This unique program takes the drudgery out of writing psychological reports. It can be completed in 10 minutes or less. At the same time, each report is individualized f o r specific needs. It includes t r a d i t i o n a l behavioral observations, test results, summary and allows the psychologist to include specific recommendations. The program is simple to operate. L i t t l e or no typing s k i l l s are necessary. The program operator is guided through the use of menu selections. Placement recommendations are made by the psychologist and not the computer. The program was developed to allow the psychologist to complete psychological reports in a very short period of time. The program allows scores on as many as twenty d i f f e r e n t tests to be reported and can be customized to meet specific school d i s t r i c t needs. Potential users: Psychologists. Fields of i n t e r e s t : Special education and psychology. § This application program in the area of psychological report writing has been developed for Apple l i e and IBM-PC in BASIC to run under Apple 3.3 or IBM 2.0. I t is available on 5 - I / 4 " , single-sided (Apple) or dual-sided (IBM) floppy diskette. Required memory is 64K (Apple), 128K (IBM). § Distributed by MARK Enterprise. § The minimum hardware configuration required is I disk drive and p r i n t e r . No user training is required. There is extensive external documentation. Source code not available. § The package is f u l l y operational. It has been in use by 30 psychologists for approximately 3 years. The contributor is available for user inquiries.
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PERSONALITYINVENTORYFOR CHILDREN NARRATIVE REPORT
Contributor: Philip DeMuth, Ph.D., Psychological Systems, 1519 Burlington Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118 Brief description: The PERSONALITY INVENTORYFOR CHILDREN NARRATIVE REPORT allows the psychologist-user to enter the scaled scores from either the old or revised (short form) of the PIC into the computer, and receive a one-page narrative report summarizing the findings in regard to v a l i d i t y , personality description, academic performance, and family and peer relationships. The report may alternatively be saved to disk for editing and printing using most word processors. Price: $100. Potential users: Psychologists. § This application program in the area of psychological assessment has been developed for Apple II+/e/c in Compiled BASIC to run under DOS 3.3. I t is available on 5-i/4", single-density, single-sided floppy diskette. Required memory is 48K. § Distributed by Psychological Systems. § The minimum hardware configuration required is Apple II+/e/c, printer. No user training is required. There is minimal self-documentation. Source code not available. § The package is f u l l y operational. I t has been in use at 25+ sites for approximately i year. The contributor is available for user inquiries.
Software paqkage ARMR-040-S85
REPORTWRITER: CHILDREN'S INTELLECTUAL AND ACHIEVEMENT TESTS
Contribvtor: Nancy Mashberg, MA, Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc., P.O. Box 98, Odessa, FL 33556 Brief descrip)ion: REPORTWRITER represents the current state-of-the-art in psychoe~ucational interpretive software. I t is a powerful but easy to use program which provides comprehensive psychoeducational interpretation of the K-ABC, the WPPSI, the WISC-R, the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, Form L-M, the PIAT, and the WRAI. The practitioner can generate professional quality reports, without secretarial help, usually in less than fifteen minutes. Following the standard administration and scoring of any of the above tests, the practitioner simply enters some brief demographic data, the standard test scores for one or more tests, and behavioral observations obtained during testing (optional). Data entry is very easy and f u l l y instructed. A report is generated and stored on a data disk with an option of printing i t out using one of many word processing programs. The revised report can then be printed out and stored on the data disk for further reference. The report produced by REPORTWRITER contains behavioral observations, formatted test scores, several types of score combinations, statements regarding statistical significance, possible explanations and implications of test results based upon the research literature and clinical consensus, and educational recommendations. Output generated is designed to make test results understandable to a wide range of readers including clinicians, teachers and parents. Price: $395. Poten)lal user~; School psychologists. Field~ of intere@t: Assessment. § This application program in the area of psychoeducational test interpretation has been developed for Apple and IBM-PC in Apple DOS (Apple), MS-DOS (IBM) to run under DOS 3.3 (Apple), MS-DOS (IBM).
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I t is available on 5-I/4 M, double-density, slngle-sided floppy diskette (Apple), and single- and double-sided floppy diskette (IBM). Required memory is 64K (Apple), 128K (IBM). § Distributed by Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc. § The minimum hardware configuration required is 2 disk drives, 80 column card, printer (Apple); 2 disk drives (single-sided version), I disk drive (double-sided version), printer (IBM). No user training is required. There is extensive external documentation. Source code not available. § The package is f u l l y operational. I t has been in use at 17 sites (IBM) for approximately 6 months (Apple version is new). The contributor is available for user inquiries.
Software oackaoe ARMR-041-S85
REPORTWRITER: PARENT'S INTERPRETIVEPROGRAM
Contributor: NancyMashberg, MA, Psychological Assessn~ent Resources, Inc., P.O. Box 98, Odessa, FL 33556 Brief description; This companion program to REPORTWRITER: CHILDREN'S INTELLECTUAL AND ACHIEVEMENTTESTS, provides parents with a step-by-step explanation of the meaning of: psychological test scores in general; their child's strengths and weaknesses when compared to group norms; and each test score, significant subtest differences, and educational relevance of the evaluation. This program is a valuable adjunct to an interpretation conference with the parents. I t takes only 10 to 15 minutes to complete and can be run by anyone, even by a parent who has never used a computer. The parent can proceed through the program presented on the screen at his or her own rate of understanding and can review any section of their choice. The test scores from REPORTWRITER can be automatically transferred to this program so that repetitive data entry is not necessary. Price: $100. Potential users: School psychologists, counselors. Fields of interest: Assessment. § This application program in the area of psychoeducational testing has been developed for IBM-PC in MS-DOSto run under MS-DOS. I t is available on 5-I/4", double-density, single-sided floppy diskette. Requiredmemory is 64K. § Distributed by Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc. § The minimum hardware configuration required is I disk drive. No user training is required. There is extensive external documentation. Source code not available. § The package is f u l l y operational. Available February, 1985. The contributor is available for user inquiries.
Software DackaQeARMR-042-S85
PC ANOVA
Contributor: HumanSystems Dynamics, 9010 Reseda Boulevard, Suite 222, Northridge, CA 91324 Brief description: PC ANOVAis a complete analysis of variance package that couples power, speed and f l e x i b i l i t y with incredible ease of use. Designed for sophisticated statistical work, i t is compatible with most MS DOS personal computers. PC ANOVAcan perform a complete analysis of variance with one to five factors. Possible designs include:
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randomized designs with equal or unequal n between-within or s p l i t - p l o t designs with equal n repeated measures designs with equal n Latin square designs randomized complete blocks designs analysis of covariance
Nonparametric analysis of variance tests include: 1) Hotelling T squared 2) Kruskal Wallis H Test 3) Friedman ANOVAby ranks Post hoc test options for single Factor designs are: I) LSD test 2) Tukey HSD test 3) Newman Keuls test 4) Duncan Multiple Range test Analysis of your data with PC ANOVAproduces complete anova summary tables with all interaction terms, F values, and p-values. Output also includes cell means and sums of squares, descriptive s t a t i s t i c s , and graphics displays of treatment means. Price: $200. Potential users:
Researchersneeding a sophisticated anova package.
§ This application program in the area of analysis of variance has been developed for IBM-PC and compatibles in compiled BASIC to run under MS-DOS 2.0 (or greater). It is available on 5-]/4", single-sided floppy diskette. Requiredmemory is 128K. § Distributed by Human Systems Dynamics. § The minimum hardware configuration required is 2 disk drives, color/graphics card, compatible monitor and printer. No user training is required. There is extensive external documentation. Source code not available. § Coding is complete. Available January 1985. The contributor is available for user inquiries. Software packaqe ARMR-043-S85
STATS PLUS
Contributor: HumanSystems Dynamics, 9010 Reseda Boulevard, Suite 222, Northridge, CA 91324 Brief description: STATS PLUS is a complete general s t a t i s t i c s package with database management. I t provides almost all of the s t a t i s t i c a l analyses required by the professional researcher. Guided by conversational menus, the user can design, count, search, sort, review, edit, rank, index and reorganize f i l e s easily. In addition, STATS PLUS includes a I to 5 way cross-tabulation capability, analysis of variance, regression, and nonparametric tests. STATS PLUS can accept Visicalc f i l e s and any Files created with other HSD programs. Potential users:
Psychologists needing to do s t a t i s t i c a l analysis.
§ This application program in the area of s t a t i s t i c a l analysis has been developed for Apple II+/e/c in AppleSoft BASIC to run under DOS 3.3. It is available on 5-I/4" single-sided floppy diskette. Required memory is 48K. § Distributed by Human Systems Dynamics. § The minimum hardware configuration required is I or 2 disk drives, optional printer. No user training is required. There is extensive external documentation. Source code not available. § The package is Fully operational. It has been in use at 2500 sites for approximately 2 years. The contributor is available For user inquiries.
Software Survey Section Software packaoe ARMR-044-S85
TEST PAK
Contribq~or; Edwin A. Sanford, University of Arizona, 1710 S. Ceylon Place, Tucson, AZ 85748 Brief desqription: This package includes a program to perform Rasch model test analysis, classical test analysis, and a disk f i l e generator to simplify data input. The Rasch model program generates a b i l i t i e s , d i f f i c u l t i e s , error terms for each, and T-scores. The classical analysis program provides item d i f f i c u l t i e s , KR20 r e l i a b i l i t y estimate, and T-scores. Printer output is an option. Potential users: All teachers. § This u t i l i t y program in the area of education has been developed for Commodore 64 in BASIC. I t is available on 5-I/4", single-density, single-sided floppy diskette. § Distributed by contributor. § The minimum hardware configuration required is C-64, 1541 (or comparable) DD, monitor. No user training is required. I t is self-documenting. Source code is available. § The package is f u l l y operational. I t has been in use at 1 site for approximately 6 months. The contributor is available for user inquiries.
Software packaqe ARMR-O4S-S8~
WISCR SCAN
Contributor: John Williams, Douglas Education Service District, 1871N.E. Stephens Street, Roseburg, OR 97470 Brief descriotion: WISCRSCANwas designed as a tool to aid school psychologists and diagnosticians in analyzing data from the WISC-R intelligence test. All data can be entered and results of analysis printed in less than two minutes. Features include: i) Output to screen or printer. 2) Analysis based on either 12, 11 or 10 subtest scores. 3) Verbal, Performance, and Full Scale IQ computed. 4) Intelligence classification and percentile rank for Verbal, Performance and Full Scale IQ. 5) Confidence levels (85%, 90%, 95%) for Verbal, Performance and Full Scale IQ 6) Verbal and Performance differences flagged at significant levels (.05 and .01) 7) Profile of scaled scores plotted. 8) Percentile rank of scaled scores computed. g) Verbal and Performance averages computed. I0) Strengths and weaknesses within Verbal scale flagged (determined by deviation from verbal mean). I I ) Strengths and weaknesses within Performance scale flagged (determined by deviation from performance mean). 12) Kaufman's Factors computed. 13) Bannatyne's categories computed. Price: $35 plus $3.50 shipping and handling. Potential users: School psychologists and educational diagnosticians. Fleld~ of interest: Measurement and evaluation.
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Software Survey Section § This application program in the area o6 WISC-R analysis has been developed for Apple II+/e/c in Applesoft BASIC to run under DOS 3.3 or ProDOS. I t is available on 5-I/4" single-density, single-sided floppy diskette. Required memory is 48K. § Distributed by John Williams and Philip Bowser Enterprises. § The minimum hardware configuration required is computer and one disk drive. No user training is required. There is adequate documentation. Source code not available. § The package is Fully operational. I t is in use at 30 sites. The contributor is available for user inquiries.
Software DackaQeARMR-046-S85
ANOVA II
Contributor: HumanSystem Dynamics, 9010 Reseda Boulevard, Suite 222, Northridge, CA 91324 Brief description: ANOVAII can perform a complete analysis of variance on randomized designs, between-within designs, and repeated measures designs with equal n. ANOVA II can also perform a complete analysis of variance on randomized designs, and between-within designs with unequal or equal n. The program also performs an analysis of covariance and a Latin square analysis. I t accepts designs with 5 factors of up to 36 levels. Printout includes cell means and sums of squares, anova tables, F and p-values and more. Potential users:
Psychologists needing to do analysis of variance.
§ This application program in the area of analysis of variance has been developed f o r Apple I I / + / e / c / in BASIC to run under DOS 3.3. I t is available on 5-I/4", single-sided floppy diskette. Requiredmemory is 48K. § Distributed by Human Systems Dynamics. § The minimum hardware configuration required is I or 2 disk drives. No user training is required. There is extensive external documentation. Source code not available. § The package is f u l l y operational. I t has been in use at 750 sites for approximately 2 years. Owners may call or write for technical advice.
Software packaqe ARMR-O47-$B~
DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY REPORT
Contrlbv)or: Giles D. Rainwater, Ph.D., Psychometric Software, Inc., 1304 E. New Haven Avenue, Melbourne, FL 32901 Brief description: The DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY REPORTpresents an automated structured interview which gathers basic developmental information and generates a written narrative. Information is obtained about areas relevant f o r a developmental assessment as follows: pregnancy, birth, development, health, family, education and behavior. In addition to the narrative report an Important Responses section is printed. As a client responds to the questionnaire, questions can be marked f o r l a t e r discussion. These questions are printed out in this section. Answers that may be c l i n i c a l l y significant are also included in this section. The Important Responses section allows the c l i n i c i a n to instantly see where more depth is needed. The DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY REPORTcan be administered on the computer or by using pencil and paper format. The questionnaire takes about 30 to 45 minutes to complete. It is completed by the person who knows the most about the child who is being evaluated. Price: $195.00 -- $10.00 (20 printed questionnaires).
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Potential users; School and clinical psychologists; psychiatrists. Fields of interest: Clinical and developmental. § This application program in the area of clinical psychology has been developed for Apple II+/e/c and IBM-PC to run under DOS 3.3 (Apple) and DOS 1.1, 2.0, 2.1, 3.0, 3.1 (IBM-PC). It is available on 5-I/4", singlesided floppy diskette. § Distributed by Psychometric Software, Inc. § The minimum hardware configuration required is a one disk drive Apple and printer; 128K RAM IBM-PC with single-sided drive, printer. No user training is required. There is extensive external documentation. Source code not available. § The package is f u l l y operational. I t has been in use at IO0+ sites for approximately 3 years. The contributor is available for user inquiries. Software Dackaae ARMR-O4B-$B~
CHILD ABUSE IDENTIFICATION & REPORTINGGAME
Contribqtor: Charles L. McGehee, Central Washington University, Department of Sociology, Ellensburg, WA 98926 Brief descriotion; This game is designed to help professionals and laypersons develop s k i l l s of identification and insights into problems they may experience when confronting the decision to report child abuse. The participants are confronted with an injured child. Each person having contact with the child, given information about the injuries, unique knowledge of the child, common sense knowledge of the world, and vulnerabilities associated with the particular role (all of this information organized and provided by the computer program), is compelled to make a decision about reporting the child's injuries. The person must decide i f the injuries are child abuse, and i f so, whether to go "out on a limb" and report these suspicions to the Child Protective Service (CPS). I f reported, i t is then up to the CPS worker to investigate the allegations and make a final determination i f the injuries were the result of I) nature, 2) accident, 3) self-injury, 4) intentional injury by another who is not the parent or parent-substitute, ( i . e . , babysitter, teacher, etc.) or 5) intentional injury by a parent or parent-substitute -- that is, child abuse. I f the CPS worker concludes the injuries are indeed the result of child abuse, then he or she must decide what course of action to take, such as, whether to attempt to prosecute the parent(s), attempt a treatment strategy, monitor the family, let the matter drop, etc. The game can end in two ways: I) when no one will report the injuries to CPS, or 2) i f reported, the CPS worker has made a final decision about the disposition of the case. As in real l i f e , the outcomes may be good or bad. Abuse may be correctly reported as abuse, and non-abuse may rightly not be reported at a l l . Or, genuine abuse may not be reported while non-abuse may be reported and treated as abuse. Potential users: Social services, medical personnel, teachers, police, counsellors, lay. § This training program in the area of child abuse has been developed for VIC-20, and Commodore64 (can be adapted to others) in BASIC (Compiled) to run under Commodore 1541, 4040. I t is available on 5-i/4", single-sided, single- and double-density floppy diskette and cassette. Required memory is 16K. § The minimum hardware configuration required is VIC-20 or Commodore 64, 1541 disk or tape, monitor. No user training is required. I t is self-documenting with extensive external documentation. Source code not available. § The package is f u l l y operational. I t has been in use at I site for approximately 3 years. The contributor is available for user inquiries.
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Software packaqe ARMR-049-S86
FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF BEHAVIOR
Contributor: Or. James M. Gardner, Fairview Development Center, 250] Harbor Boulevard, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Brief description: FUNCTIONALANALYSIS OF BEHAVIORprovides a detailed comprehensive description and analysis of behavior. I t is designed for use with severe behavior problems such as self-abuse, aggression, destruction and disruptiveness. The major sections of the report include: topography, course of the behavior, analysis of consequences, analysis of meaning, learning new behaviors, and restrictive and non-restrictive techniques to consider. A comprehensive manual and scoring sheets are available. Printouts are obtained by mailing the answer sheets and receiving a report in the return mail. This is a useful feature for people without microcomputers. Potential users: Group homes, institutions, schools, parents. Fields of interest: Behavior analysis/disorders. § This application program in the area of behavior analysis has been developed for IBM and compatibles, and Apple in Turbo Pascal to run under DOS, CP/M. § Distributed by Planet Press. § No user training is required. There is extensive external documentation. Source code not available. § The package is f u l l y operational. It has been in use at IO+ sites for approximately 6 months. Contributor is available for user inquiries.
Software packaqe ARMR-050-S86
BEHAVIORALINTERVENTIONPLAN
C~q~ributor: Dr. James M. Gardner, Fairview Development Center, 2501 Harbor Boulevard, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Brief de@cription: BEHAVIORALINTERVENTIONPLANgenerates multi-modal intervention strategies to reduce the severity, frequency, and/or duration of severe behavior problems such as self-abuse, aggression, destruction, disruption, etc. Using an a r t i f i c i a l intelligence module and sorting through 5000 rules, the BIP is capable of producing a report which analyzes the behavior, suggests data collection strategies, identifies underlying causes, suggests preventive a c t i v i t i e s , identifies early, secondary and t e r t i a r y intervention techniques, and monitors the health, safety and legal requirements associated with each aspect of the plan. In addition, BIP has separate r e l i a b i l i t y , v a l i d i t y , and quality of care indexes, is capable of presenting a graphic flow chart summary, provides a detailed functional analysis of behavior, and offers bibliographic foIlowup for the various techniques which are recommended. Potential users: Group homes, institutions, schools, parents. Field@ of interest: Behaviordisorders. § This application program has been developed for IBM and compatibles, and Apple in Turbo Pascal to run under DOS, CP/M. § Distributed by Planet Press. § No user training is required. There is extensive external documentation. Source code not available. § The package is f u l l y operational. It has been in use at 10+ sites for approximately I year. Contributor is available for user inquiries.
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