Development, reliability, and validity of the oral reading assessment for Mandarin-speaking children with hearing loss

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2020-01-23 DOI:10.1080/14643154.2020.1718320

Yu-Chen Hung, Yi-Chih Chan

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Unlike their peers with typical hearing, reading and speech challenges observed among children with hearing loss may not only be caused by developmental issues but also hearing-related problems. Although conventional oral reading assessments are useful for identifying children at risk of reading difficulties, they do not help examiners identify hearing-related issues. This study sought to develop a reliable and valid multidimensional oral reading assessment for Mandarin-speaking children with hearing loss. Reading materials with three difficulty levels were created. To examine the inter-rater reliability and criterion-related validity of the assessment, the oral reading performances of 19 children with hearing loss were evaluated using both subjective and objective measures. The findings revealed high reliability and validity for character recognition. Regarding the appropriateness of an observational evaluation, the results confirm its differentiating ability between three-point values and demonstrate a significant correlation to its corresponding objective rating scores, supporting that the subjective rating can replace quantitative analysis when necessary. This assessment has favourable reliability and validity and can be used to assist professionals in recognising red flags related to language, speech, reading and hearing problems, ensuring that adequate intervention and support can be delivered to students as required.

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汉语听力损失儿童口语阅读评估的发展、信度和效度

与正常听力的同龄人不同，听力损失儿童的阅读和语言障碍可能不仅是由发育问题引起的，也可能是由听力相关问题引起的。虽然传统的口头阅读评估对识别有阅读困难风险的儿童很有用，但它们并不能帮助考官识别与听力相关的问题。本研究旨在为听力损失的普通话儿童开发一种可靠有效的多维口语阅读评估方法。创建了三个难度等级的阅读材料。为检验量表的信度和效度，对19例听力损失儿童的口语阅读进行了主观和客观评价。结果表明，该方法具有较高的信度和效度。关于观察性评价的适当性，结果证实了其在三点值之间的区分能力，并证明了其与相应的客观评分分数的显著相关性，支持主观评分在必要时可以取代定量分析。该评估具有良好的信度和效度，可用于帮助专业人员识别与语言，言语，阅读和听力问题相关的危险信号，确保能够根据需要向学生提供适当的干预和支持。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

期刊介绍： Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.