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A Study of the Comparative Effectiveness of Different Language Tests with Two Groups of Children
Author(s) -
HOWELL JANET,
SKINNER CHRISTINE,
GRAY MARILLYN,
BROOMFIELD SINCLAIR
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
international journal of language and communication disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.101
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1460-6984
pISSN - 1368-2822
DOI - 10.3109/13682828109011384
Subject(s) - psychology , developmental psychology , argument (complex analysis) , clinical psychology , medicine
Summary This study looked at two groups of children each consisting of nineteen four‐year‐olds, one group who were referred for speech therapy and a control group. Their performances were compared on a range of commonly used clinical tests. A large measure of correspondence was found among the tests and within each of the two groups. A degree of discrimination ‐ of value to the clinician ‐ was found between the two groups of children. An argument is developed for the intelligent use of tests supported by qualitative analysis.