STRANDS by Melvin D. Levine, M.D., F.A.A.P. Ungraded
The Survey of Teenage Readiness and Neurodevelopmental Status (STRANDS) is
an assessment tool that provides an overview of an adolescent’s own perceptions
of his or her functioning across a variety of neurocognitive and psychosocial
domains. STRANDS is one of the few measurement tools that capitalizes on the
evolving metacognitive abilities of students from ages 13 to 19 by directly
asking them how they perceive their own performance and the strategies they
use.
Designed to be administered by any professionals who work with adolescents,
STRANDS provides clues and guidance to the clinician, counselor, teacher, or
researcher about how students process information and how they function in school
and in their social lives. STRANDS can be used to suggest areas of adolescent
functioning that require more detailed evaluation and follow-up and can provide
additional guidance in selecting follow-up measures. Responses can indicate
the need for specific teaching or counseling strategies based on students’ perceived strengths and weaknesses.
Based on a metacognitive theoretical model, STRANDS has been through 6 years
of technical development, standardization, and test modification. Quantitative
and qualitative scoring procedures have been incorporated, along with excellent
psychometric properties that include representative normative data from students
ranging from 13 to 19 years of age.
STRANDS consists of a Manual of Instructions (necessary for administration,
scoring, and interpretation of the assessment), a Student Questionnaire and
Student Interview, and Profile Sheets for recording scores. For information
about each of these components, click on an individual title below.
A technical supplement containing specific reliability and validity information
is available as a free download:
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