Deck 2: Assessment of Language Disorders
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Deck 2: Assessment of Language Disorders
1
This type of assessment is used to determine if an individual does, or does not, have language impairment.
A) Norm referenced
B) Criterion referenced
C) Dynamic
D) All of the above
A) Norm referenced
B) Criterion referenced
C) Dynamic
D) All of the above
A
2
A combination of assessment procedures is used to
A) Identify if the child does or does not have a language impairment.
B) Identify specific targets for intervention.
C) Decide if the child has a language difference or a language disorder.
D) All of the above
A) Identify if the child does or does not have a language impairment.
B) Identify specific targets for intervention.
C) Decide if the child has a language difference or a language disorder.
D) All of the above
A
3
This type of assessment is used to assess Subdomains 2 and 4.
A) Norm referenced
B) Criterion referenced
C) Dynamic
D) All of the above
A) Norm referenced
B) Criterion referenced
C) Dynamic
D) All of the above
A
4
This type of assessment may overidentify children from minority cultures.
A) Norm referenced
B) Criterion referenced
C) Dynamic
D) All of the above
A) Norm referenced
B) Criterion referenced
C) Dynamic
D) All of the above
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This type of assessment has statistical properties that allow the assessor to compare the individual's performance to that of his or her chronological peer group.
A) Norm referenced
B) Criterion referenced
C) Dynamic
D) All of the above
A) Norm referenced
B) Criterion referenced
C) Dynamic
D) All of the above
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6
Qualitative language analysis
A) is part of the two-step LSA.
B) compares the child's language quality with a language-age match.
C) uses both microanalysis and macroanalysis of the LSA.
D) All of the above
E) None of the above
A) is part of the two-step LSA.
B) compares the child's language quality with a language-age match.
C) uses both microanalysis and macroanalysis of the LSA.
D) All of the above
E) None of the above
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7
A T-unit analysis
A) is used with older school-age children.
B) examines sentence structure including clauses and coordinating conjunctions.
C) includes an assessment of written work.
D) All of the above
E) None of the above
A) is used with older school-age children.
B) examines sentence structure including clauses and coordinating conjunctions.
C) includes an assessment of written work.
D) All of the above
E) None of the above
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A Language Sample Analysis
A) is a criterion-referenced assessment.
B) evaluates an individual's spontaneous or self-generated speech in naturalistic setting.
C) provides information needed to develop intervention goals.
D) has been proposed as the best means to identify children with language impairment.
E) All of the above
A) is a criterion-referenced assessment.
B) evaluates an individual's spontaneous or self-generated speech in naturalistic setting.
C) provides information needed to develop intervention goals.
D) has been proposed as the best means to identify children with language impairment.
E) All of the above
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9
An assessment tool is said to have Validity if it
A) provides intervention strategies.
B) is efficient to administer and score.
C) is free from errors.
D) measures what it says it measures.
E) All of the above
A) provides intervention strategies.
B) is efficient to administer and score.
C) is free from errors.
D) measures what it says it measures.
E) All of the above
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10
This type of assessment is easy to administer and score.
A) Norm referenced
B) Criterion referenced
C) Dynamic
D) All of the above
A) Norm referenced
B) Criterion referenced
C) Dynamic
D) All of the above
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11
This type of assessment is useful for a child from a culturally and linguistically diverse background.
A) Norm referenced
B) Criterion referenced
C) Dynamic
D) All of the above
A) Norm referenced
B) Criterion referenced
C) Dynamic
D) All of the above
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12
An assessment tool is said to have Reliability if it
A) provides intervention strategies.
B) is efficient to administer and score.
C) is free from errors.
D) measures what it says it measures.
E) All of the above
A) provides intervention strategies.
B) is efficient to administer and score.
C) is free from errors.
D) measures what it says it measures.
E) All of the above
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13
The mean length of utterance MLU) refers to
A) the number of words used by a child.
B) an average for utterance length.
C) the transcript of a speech sample.
D) the length of time required to take a speech sample.
E) All of the above
A) the number of words used by a child.
B) an average for utterance length.
C) the transcript of a speech sample.
D) the length of time required to take a speech sample.
E) All of the above
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14
This type of assessment is useful across all subdomains.
A) Norm referenced
B) Criterion referenced
C) Dynamic
D) All of the above
A) Norm referenced
B) Criterion referenced
C) Dynamic
D) All of the above
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15
This type of assessment uses a short-term teaching session to determine if a child can learn tasks.
A) Norm referenced
B) Criterion referenced
C) Dynamic
D) All of the above
A) Norm referenced
B) Criterion referenced
C) Dynamic
D) All of the above
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16
This type of assessment can be used to monitor student progress during intervention.
A) Norm referenced
B) Criterion referenced
C) Dynamic
D) All of the above
A) Norm referenced
B) Criterion referenced
C) Dynamic
D) All of the above
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17
Mazing analysis
A) measures interruptions in discourse.
B) counts false starts, revisions, fillers, repetitions, and pauses.
C) used with older school-age children.
D) All of the above
E) None of the above
A) measures interruptions in discourse.
B) counts false starts, revisions, fillers, repetitions, and pauses.
C) used with older school-age children.
D) All of the above
E) None of the above
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18
The number of different words NDW) is
A) a quantitative analysis of language content.
B) a measure of levels of vocabulary diversity.
C) compared to normative data.
D) All of the above
E) None of the above
A) a quantitative analysis of language content.
B) a measure of levels of vocabulary diversity.
C) compared to normative data.
D) All of the above
E) None of the above
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19
This type of assessment is used to document an individual's ability in a specific domain; the raw data are used to develop intervention plans and document behavior change.
A) Norm-referenced
B) Criterion referenced
C) Dynamic
D) All of the above
A) Norm-referenced
B) Criterion referenced
C) Dynamic
D) All of the above
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20
An advantage of criterion-referenced tests is that the assessments are efficient to administer.
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21
Norm-referenced tests are used to compare an individual's ability to those of his or her peers.
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22
List and describe the steps in the assessment process.
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23
Screening is the initial assessment process used to identify children who have language impairments.
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24
Norm-referenced tests are generally more valid than criterion-referenced tests.
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25
Discourse skills include: topic control, topic maintenance, conversational repair, informativeness, and conjunction cohesion.
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26
Criterion-referenced tests are use to compare the individual's performance with a pre-specified standard or a specific skill.
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27
How will you use the Communication Subdomains to identify targets for intervention?
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28
Language Sample Analysis LSA) is a criterion-referenced assessment because the child's output is compared to developmental data.
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29
Quantitative analysis evaluates the quality of the child's speech by comparing the child's language output with a language-age match.
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30
T-unit analysis is used because older children with language impairments often produce run on sentences linked with conjunctions.
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31
What are the features of a well-written report?
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32
Norm-referenced tests over identify children from minority groups.
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