Youth independent living assessment: testing the equivalence of web and paper/pencil versions of the Ansell-Casey Life Skills Assessment

Abstract This study compared a paper-and-pencil and a web-based (i.e. Internet) version of the Ansell–Casey Life Skills Assessment (ACLSA) for mode equivalence. Youth (n=97) completed an age-appropriate ACLSA version in both formats, administered in a repeated measures, counterbalanced design. No significant main effects between modes of administration emerged. However, higher scores were achieved on the second administration regardless of format. These findings demonstrate the equivalence of Internet and paper-and-pencil formats for all three ACLSA levels and a predictable learning effect across the first and second testings.

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