Interpreting Action Research Arm Test Assessment Scores to Plan Treatment

Improving the Action Research Arm test: a unidimensional hierarchical scale.

BACKGROUND The Action Research Arm (ARA) test is a performance test of upper extremity motor function which consists of 19 items divided into four hierarchical subtests. This multidimensionality has not yet been tested empirically. OBJECTIVE To investigate the dimensionality of the ARA test. DESIGN Cross-sectional study involving a sample of 63 chronic stroke patients. METHODS A Mokken sc...

An Introduction to Action Research

سخن سردبیر Editorial مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی رفسنجان دوره 18، تیر 1398، 323-324             مقدمه‌ای بر پژوهش عملیاتی   An Introduction to Action Research     محسن رضائیان[1]   M.Rezaeian   کرت لوین (1947-1890) Kurt Lewin را بنیانگذار پژوهش عملیاتی Action Research می‌دانند. کاربردی که وی از پژوهش عملیاتی در نظر داشت عبارت بود از: پاسخ‌گویی به یک مسأله اجتماعی که با مشارکت فعا...

ACT Research Explains New ACT® Test Writing Scores and Their Relationship to Other Test Scores

Test Score Reporting Referenced to Doubly-Moderated Cut Scores Using Splines - Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation

This study discusses and presents an example of a use of spline functions to establish and report test scores using a moderated system of any number of cut scores. Our main goals include studying the need for and establishing moderated standards and creating a reporting scale that is referenced to all the standards. Our secondary goals are to make possible straightforward interpretations about ...

The responsiveness of the Action Research Arm test and the Fugl-Meyer Assessment scale in chronic stroke patients.

The responsiveness of the Action Research Arm (ARA) test and the upper extremity motor section of the Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) scale were compared in a cohort of 22 chronic stroke patients undergoing intensive forced use treatment aimed at improvement of upper extremity function. The cohort consisted of 13 men and 9 women, median age 58.5 years, median time since stroke 3.6 years. Responsive...