CSD 340 Final Exam – comprehensive study guide and exam preparation
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Psychometric procedures - correct answer ✔✔Standardized tests (norm referenced and
criterion referenced)
Define standardized - correct answer ✔✔Consistent manner in which test items are presented
and child's responses are cons equated
Define normed - correct answer ✔✔Standardized test has been given to a group of children
that supposedly represents all children for whom the test was designed for
Define reliability - correct answer ✔✔Ability to repeat it over and over and still get the same
results
Define internal consistency - correct answer ✔✔Relationship among items and overall tests
Define inter-judge reliability - correct answer ✔✔Probability that two judges score the same
behavior in the same manner
Define standard error of measurement - correct answer ✔✔Tells confidence of the test score
What problem arise with a test that has a large standard error of measurement? - correct
answer ✔✔Results in lower confidence. Test results are not necessarily accurate
What is validity? - correct answer ✔✔Does the test measure what it is suppose to measure
, Describe the different types of validity and give an example of each. - correct answer
✔✔Criterion Validity, Content validity, Construct Validity, Threats to Validity
What are the steps included in the integrated approach to assessment? - correct answer ✔✔
What are the strengths and weaknesses of descriptive approaches? - correct answer
✔✔Strength- best description of overall functioning. Gives information about child's needs
Weaknesses- level of expertise, time consuming, reliability and validity of the sample
What are the methods for testing pragmatics? - correct answer ✔✔Subjective interpretive
partent/caregiver assessment
How have the demographics changes in the U.S.? How have these changes impacted SLP in their
service delivery? - correct answer ✔✔There are 35 million CLD speakers and 7 million children
who speak English as L2. SLPs must provide services that aware of individual culture needs
In the continuum of English proficiency, which population is most important to SLPs? why? -
correct answer ✔✔Limited proficiency in L1 and L2 because they are not able to grasp the rule
of either language
What is culture? - correct answer ✔✔A shared framework of meanings within which the
population shapes its way of life.
What factors should you consider when interacting with individuals from other cultures? -
correct answer ✔✔Child-rearing practices, family structure, communication style, attitudes
toward language improvement and intervention
What is the primary role of the SLP in serving children who are CLD? What is the function of
your language assessment? - correct answer ✔✔Determine if it is a disorder or a difference
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Psychometric procedures - correct answer ✔✔Standardized tests (norm referenced and
criterion referenced)
Define standardized - correct answer ✔✔Consistent manner in which test items are presented
and child's responses are cons equated
Define normed - correct answer ✔✔Standardized test has been given to a group of children
that supposedly represents all children for whom the test was designed for
Define reliability - correct answer ✔✔Ability to repeat it over and over and still get the same
results
Define internal consistency - correct answer ✔✔Relationship among items and overall tests
Define inter-judge reliability - correct answer ✔✔Probability that two judges score the same
behavior in the same manner
Define standard error of measurement - correct answer ✔✔Tells confidence of the test score
What problem arise with a test that has a large standard error of measurement? - correct
answer ✔✔Results in lower confidence. Test results are not necessarily accurate
What is validity? - correct answer ✔✔Does the test measure what it is suppose to measure
, Describe the different types of validity and give an example of each. - correct answer
✔✔Criterion Validity, Content validity, Construct Validity, Threats to Validity
What are the steps included in the integrated approach to assessment? - correct answer ✔✔
What are the strengths and weaknesses of descriptive approaches? - correct answer
✔✔Strength- best description of overall functioning. Gives information about child's needs
Weaknesses- level of expertise, time consuming, reliability and validity of the sample
What are the methods for testing pragmatics? - correct answer ✔✔Subjective interpretive
partent/caregiver assessment
How have the demographics changes in the U.S.? How have these changes impacted SLP in their
service delivery? - correct answer ✔✔There are 35 million CLD speakers and 7 million children
who speak English as L2. SLPs must provide services that aware of individual culture needs
In the continuum of English proficiency, which population is most important to SLPs? why? -
correct answer ✔✔Limited proficiency in L1 and L2 because they are not able to grasp the rule
of either language
What is culture? - correct answer ✔✔A shared framework of meanings within which the
population shapes its way of life.
What factors should you consider when interacting with individuals from other cultures? -
correct answer ✔✔Child-rearing practices, family structure, communication style, attitudes
toward language improvement and intervention
What is the primary role of the SLP in serving children who are CLD? What is the function of
your language assessment? - correct answer ✔✔Determine if it is a disorder or a difference
