Chapter 6 Flashcards
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Screening
When a large group is evaluated quickly in order to determine who is at risk of a communication impairment
Diagnostic
An evaluation that results in the conclusion of a diagnosis or a specific communication impairment
Assessment
An interpretation of the test results that describes how a communication impairment manifests within an individual
Formal Evaluation
Also called a standardized assessment
Have been scientifically developed
Valid and reliable
Comes with an administration manual that must be followed in order to maintain standardization
What is it called when an SLP modifies a formal evaluation?
Violation of Standardization
What is it called when an SLP takes a standardized assessment and modifies it in order to test other abilities of the client?
Dynamic Assessment
Informal Evaluation Examples
Oral Mech Exam or Language, Discourse, Story, Play and Speech Samples
Oral Mech Exam
When the SLP observes the structure and mobility of the oral mechanism compared to what is reported to be within normal limits. Asks the client to engage in various oral and vocal behaviors
Language, discourse, story, play, and speech samples
Informal evaluations. When the SLP engages in naturalistic or predetermined activities and records clients productions for later analysis
What does it mean for a test to be valid?
When a test provides that are an accurate reflection of a persons ability
What does it mean for a test to be reliable?
The test assesses what it says it will assess
What does it mean when researchers say the test was normed?
When test developers give an assessment to a large number of individuals from different age to cultural groups to determine normal functioning levels according to bell curve
What is differential diagnosis?
When the possibility of a certain difficulty is determined from a large list of possible ones
Should standardized assessments be culturally sensitive?
Duh
Is determining a diagnosis important for eligibility of services?
Yes
When giving a formal evaluation to a person should we consider whether or not this test has been normed to this persons culture?
Yes
Least-biased assessment
When the SLP ensures that the test used is relevant and appropriate for the culture from which the client lives
An SLP is worried about providing a least-biased assessment to a client from South America. One of the labeling activities involves words such as skunk and squirrel, should the SLP use this test?
Probably not
Is it possible to inaccurately diagnose a dialectal difference as a disorder?
Yes
What is a criterion-based assessment?
Type of informal evaluation which compares an individuals performance at Time A with their performance at Time B specific to developmental, grade, or age expectations. Occurs in educational settings
Evaluation Context
- Environment: where will the eval occur, who will sit where, what is the lighting like.
- Storage of materials for ease of assess and control of manipulatives
-Therapeutic Use of Self
What is therapeutic use of self?
When the SLP engages in behaviors that assist in organizing, supporting, and motivating the client
Examples:
- providing timers or checklists
- providing external motivators
- well-prepared: being organized with post-its
- Doing mock test administration beforehand
Can assessments only occur in person face to face?
No
Results obtained from telepractice are commensurate to results obtained in person
True
