The Psychometric Properties of a Measure of the Cognitive Flexibility of the Specialist of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Minia Governorate

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Faculty of Education Minia university

2 Mental Health Department Faculty of Education Minia University

Abstract

The present research aimed to verify the psychometric properties of a Measure of the Cognitive Flexibility of the Specialist of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Minia governorate. The scale final image depended on fifteen phrases divided into two dimensions (Adaptive Flexibility - Alternative Flexibility), with a sample size of 100 Specialists (male and female). It has also demonstrated stability and validity. The degree of this variability has also been interpreted as the Adaptive Flexibility (30.84%) and the Alternative Flexibility (18.17%) value of the total variance that amounted to (49.01%) which widely shows the factors' reliability in measuring cognitive flexibility. Ultimately, the coefficients ranged from 0,70 to 0,88.



SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS: Conduct more studies on the final Measure of the Cognitive Flexibility of the Specialist of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder including all governorates of Egypt. It is in order to confirm the confidence of the psychometric properties of the items of the scale to be used with a high degree of revealing cognitive flexibility of the Specialist of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Conducting more studies on the cognitive flexibility of other samples such as parents, Integration teachers, school psychologists, and shadow teachers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Conducting counsellor training programs to develop the Cognitive Flexibility of the Specialist of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

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