SLP 6000 Quiz
Answer each question as completely as possible. You may want to consider adding additional sources as you complete each question.
1. Discuss the role experience plays in all aspects of assessment. (3 points)
Experience plays a big role in the assessment process. Experienced clinicians would know what to look for during an evaluation such as structures and functions in an oral motor examination. In contrast, an inexperienced clinician would not know what measurements to do for both structures and functions. Also, an experienced SLP would know what to look for in a voice and fluency examination. According to Munson, Johnson, and Edwards, in a study about the difference between Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) and inexperienced listeners, results revealed that experienced SLPs lead to better perception of phonetic detail in children’s speech. Experienced listeners …show more content…
2. Discuss the role technology plays in assessment. Does it make things better, easier? What about the “human factor”? (6 points)
According to a study on the, Comparison of Computerized and Paper-Based
Language Tests With Adults With Aphasia by Newton, Acres, and Bruce, results revealed that scores from a paper-based language test were highly correlated with those from the computerized tests; however, the computerized test scores were lower. Also, the time it took to complete the test in both cases were the same. Some clients felt more comfortable taking the computerized test, but overall the paper-based test was more preferred. Some tests are better taken on a computer for adults with aphasia, such as The Revised Token Test, but it all depends on the individual’s preferences and abilities (Newton, Acres, & Bruce,
Answer each question as completely as possible. You may want to consider adding additional sources as you complete each question.
1. Discuss the role experience plays in all aspects of assessment. (3 points)
Experience plays a big role in the assessment process. Experienced clinicians would know what to look for during an evaluation such as structures and functions in an oral motor examination. In contrast, an inexperienced clinician would not know what measurements to do for both structures and functions. Also, an experienced SLP would know what to look for in a voice and fluency examination. According to Munson, Johnson, and Edwards, in a study about the difference between Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) and inexperienced listeners, results revealed that experienced SLPs lead to better perception of phonetic detail in children’s speech. Experienced listeners …show more content…
2. Discuss the role technology plays in assessment. Does it make things better, easier? What about the “human factor”? (6 points)
According to a study on the, Comparison of Computerized and Paper-Based
Language Tests With Adults With Aphasia by Newton, Acres, and Bruce, results revealed that scores from a paper-based language test were highly correlated with those from the computerized tests; however, the computerized test scores were lower. Also, the time it took to complete the test in both cases were the same. Some clients felt more comfortable taking the computerized test, but overall the paper-based test was more preferred. Some tests are better taken on a computer for adults with aphasia, such as The Revised Token Test, but it all depends on the individual’s preferences and abilities (Newton, Acres, & Bruce,