A study of adaptive behavior of residential and day students attending a school for the deaf

The purpose of this study was to determine if day students and residential students attending a school for the deaf significantly differed in adaptive behavior. Twelve residential students and 12 day students were used in the study. The AAMD Adaptive Behavior Scale was used to evaluate the students. The study found that residential and day students do not significantly differ in adaptive behavior skills. Residential and day students did significantly differ in two areas of maladaptive behavior: rebelliousness and untrustworthiness. Residential students were found to exhibit more rebellious and untrustworthy behaviors than day students. This study concludes that residential students and day students possess the skills necessary for them to live in this society independently.