Tests
The definition of assessment
what is a way to collect data used to determine the presence or absence of a communication/swallowing disorder
what is the test measures the skills it claims to measure
definition of reliability
what is can you repeat the test and get the same results
types of interviews
what is information gathering, information giving, counseling interview
basal is the and ceiling is the
what is basal is starting point, assumes correct performance on previous items; what is ceiling is the stopping point and assumts incorrect performance on subsequent items
Definition of evaluation
what is the execution of assessments to obtain data needed to determine a patient's need for intervention and diagnosis. the combination of mulitple assessments to evaluate the patient
definition of face validity
a test looks like it assesses the skill it claims to assess
split half reliability is
test's internal consistency; do you get similar answers to similar questions on the assessment
3 phases of information gathering interview
what is opening phase, body of interview, closing phase
raw score is
what is the score obtained based on number of correct/incorrect items or points
Outcome of an evaluation
what is a clinical decision regarding the presence or absence of a disorder
definition of content validity
what is the test's contents are representation of the content domain of the skill being assessed
test-retest reliability is
test's stability over time
3 phases of information giving interview
what is introduction, discussion, conclusion
percentile rank is
what is percentage of subjects that score at or below a particular score
criterion referenced tests are
what is do not compare performance to anyone else; assume there is a level of performance that must be met for a behavior to be acceptable, may or may not be standardized; usually objective
defintion of construct validity
what is the value of the construction of the test based on theoretical knowledge; construct explains behavior or attribute based on empirical observation and knowledge
rater reliability is
what is a level of agreement amond individuals scoring a test
information gathering interview is
standard score is
norm referenced tests are
what is always standardized; allows comparison of an individual's performance to the performance of a larger group; helps answer the question "how does my client compare to the average"
definition of concurrent and predicitive validity
the difference between intra rater and inter rater reliability
what is intra rater means results are consistent when the same person scores the test more than one occasion and inter rater means results are consistent when more than one person scores the test
introduction, discussion, conclusion of information gathering interview
what is introduction states purpose/structure of session, state whether sufficient data obtained; discussion is a written report, discussing major findings; conclusion is a summary of major findings, conclusions, recommendations, next steps
confidence interval is
what is used to increase precision in determining if observed score is reasonably close to possible true score