A self-report questionnaire on reading-writing difficulties for adults. [Autoinforme de Trastornos Lectores para AdultoS (ATLAS)]

Autores/as

  • Almudena Giménez Universidad de Málaga
  • Juan L. Luque Universidad de Málaga
  • Miguel López-Zamora UNED
  • Marina Fernández-Navas
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/analesps.31.1.166671
Palabras clave: Dislexia, dificultades de lectoescritura adultos, autoinformes.

Resumen

En este trabajo se presenta un cuestionario de autoinforme de trastornos lectores para adultos en español (ATLAS). Se comienza por revisar las investigaciones que demuestran la utilidad y la fiabilidad de los autoinformes como instrumento para valorar las habilidades lectoescritoras de los adultos. A continuación se describe un estudio destinado a seleccionar los ítems críticos en función de su capacidad discriminativa. Este estudio permitió la elaboración de la versión final del autoinforme. Finalmente, en un segundo estudio se contrastan los datos recogidos a través del autoinforme con los obtenidos mediante pruebas psicométricas en una población universitaria. Los resultados indican que los ítems permiten (a) describir las principales dificultades de lectoescritura y (b) discriminar entre normolectores y estudiantes con dificultades. Por otra, (c) los resultados muestran que la autovaloración realizada mediante el autoinforme coincide con las medidas obtenidas mediante pruebas objetivas. Estos resultados apoyan la utilidad y fiabilidad del uso del ATLAS para detectar adultos con trastornos de lectoescritura. Presenta, además, la ventaja de ser fácil y rápido de usar.

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Biografía del autor/a

Almudena Giménez, Universidad de Málaga

Pfra. titular. Dpto. Psicología Básica. Facultad de Psicología

Juan L. Luque, Universidad de Málaga

Pfr. Titular. Dpto. Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación. Facultad de Psicología

Miguel López-Zamora, UNED

Profesor Asociado. Dpto. Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación. Facultad de Psicología. Málaga.

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Publicado
25-12-2014
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Giménez, A., Luque, J. L., López-Zamora, M., & Fernández-Navas, M. (2014). A self-report questionnaire on reading-writing difficulties for adults. [Autoinforme de Trastornos Lectores para AdultoS (ATLAS)]. Anales de Psicología / Annals of Psychology, 31(1), 109–119. https://doi.org/10.6018/analesps.31.1.166671
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Psicología evolutiva y de la educación