Spanish Pediatric Picture Identification Test

Purpose The purpose of this study was to construct and validate a recorded word recognition test for monolingual Spanish-speaking children utilizing a picture board and a picture-pointing task. Design The Spanish Pediatric Picture Identification Test was developed and validated in this study. Test construction steps included (a) producing new digital recordings of word lists created by Comstock and Martin (1984) using a bilingual Spanish–English female, (b) obtaining list equivalency, (c) creating digitally illustrated pictures representing the word lists, (d) validating the pictures using monolingual Spanish-speaking and bilingual Spanish–English children, and (e) re-establishing list equivalency and obtaining performance–intensity functions using a picture-pointing task with monolingual Spanish-speaking children and bilingual Spanish–English adults. Results Normative data for three Spanish word recognition lists were established. Performance–intensity functions at sensation levels from 0 to 40 dB SL in 8-dB steps were obtained, establishing list equivalency for Lists 1, 2, and 3. Conclusions The Spanish Pediatric Picture Identification Test was developed and validated as a picture-pointing task for word recognition with monolingual Spanish-speaking children. The two validated channel recordings include an English translation for ease of testing by clinicians lacking Spanish language skills. Future validation will be conducted with bilingual Spanish–English children with normal hearing and with hearing loss.

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Spanish Pediatric Speech Recognition Threshold Test

American Journal of Audiology ◽

10.1044/2019_aja-18-0132 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 28 (3) ◽

pp. 597-604 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Lisa Lucks Mendel ◽

Monique Pousson ◽

Johnnie K. Bass ◽

Rachel E. Lunsford ◽

Caleb McNiece

Keyword(s):

Speech Recognition ◽

Pure Tone ◽

Normative Data ◽

Test Construction ◽

Recognition Threshold ◽

Stimulus Selection ◽

Threshold Test ◽

Spanish Speaking ◽

Pure Tone Average ◽

Study Test

Purpose The purpose of this study was to construct a recorded speech recognition threshold (SRT) test for Spanish-speaking children utilizing a picture board and a picture-pointing task. Design The Spanish Pediatric Speech Recognition Threshold (SPSRT) test was developed and validated in this study. Test construction steps included (a) stimulus selection, (b) assessment of familiarity, (c) digital recording, (d) creation of pictures that accurately depicted the target word from the stimulus set, and (e) validation of the test and recordings. SRTs were obtained from 24 Spanish-speaking children whose 1st language was Spanish. Results Normative data are presented that validate the SPSRT and establish the baseline relationship between the pure-tone average and the SRT obtained with the SPSRT. Results indicated that the SPSRT obtained using this test should be within 2–12 dB of an individual's pure-tone average for Spanish-speaking children with normal hearing and minimal hearing loss. Conclusions The SPSRT was developed and validated as a picture-pointing Spanish SRT test to be used with Spanish-speaking children. The 2-channel recording contains an English translation track, making this test easy to administer and interpret for clinicians without knowledge of Spanish.

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A Comparison of Recognition Performances in Speech-Spectrum Noise by Listeners with Normal Hearing on PB-50, CID W-22, NU–6, W-1 Spondaic Words, and Monosyllabic Digits Spoken by the Same Speaker

Journal of the American Academy of Audiology ◽

10.3766/jaaa.19.6.5 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 19 (06) ◽

pp. 496-506 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Richard H. Wilson ◽

Rachel McArdle ◽

Heidi Roberts

Keyword(s):

Word Recognition ◽

Repeated Measures ◽

Recognition Performance ◽

Normal Hearing ◽

Psychometric Characteristics ◽

Monosyllabic Word ◽

Repeated Measures Design ◽

Word Lists ◽

Monosyllabic Words ◽

Speech Spectrum

Background: So that portions of the classic Miller, Heise, and Lichten (1951) study could be replicated, new recorded versions of the words and digits were made because none of the three common monosyllabic word lists (PAL PB-50, CID W-22, and NU–6) contained the 9 monosyllabic digits (1–10, excluding 7) that were used by Miller et al. It is well established that different psychometric characteristics have been observed for different lists and even for the same materials spoken by different speakers. The decision was made to record four lists of each of the three monosyllabic word sets, the monosyllabic digits not included in the three sets of word lists, and the CID W-1 spondaic words. A professional female speaker with a General American dialect recorded the materials during four recording sessions within a 2-week interval. The recording order of the 582 words was random. Purpose: To determine—on listeners with normal hearing—the psychometric properties of the five speech materials presented in speech-spectrum noise. Research Design: A quasi-experimental, repeated-measures design was used. Study Sample: Twenty-four young adult listeners (M = 23 years) with normal pure-tone thresholds (≤20-dB HL at 250 to 8000 Hz) participated. The participants were university students who were unfamiliar with the test materials. Data Collection and Analysis: The 582 words were presented at four signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs; −7-, −2-, 3-, and 8-dB) in speech-spectrum noise fixed at 72-dB SPL. Although the main metric of interest was the 50% point on the function for each word established with the Spearman-Kärber equation (Finney, 1952), the percentage correct on each word at each SNR was evaluated. The psychometric characteristics of the PB-50, CID W-22, and NU–6 monosyllabic word lists were compared with one another, with the CID W-1 spondaic words, and with the 9 monosyllabic digits. Results: Recognition performance on the four lists within each of the three monosyllabic word materials were equivalent, ±0.4 dB. Likewise, word-recognition performance on the PB-50, W-22, and NU–6 word lists were equivalent, ±0.2 dB. The mean recognition performance at the 50% point with the 36 W-1 spondaic words was ˜6.2 dB lower than the 50% point with the monosyllabic words. Recognition performance on the monosyllabic digits was 1–2 dB better than mean performance on the monosyllabic words. Conclusions: Word-recognition performances on the three sets of materials (PB-50, CID W-22, and NU–6) were equivalent, as were the performances on the four lists that make up each of the three materials. Phonetic/phonemic balance does not appear to be an important consideration in the compilation of word-recognition lists used to evaluate the ability of listeners to understand speech.A companion paper examines the acoustic, phonetic/phonological, and lexical variables that may predict the relative ease or difficulty for which these monosyllable words were recognized in noise (McArdle and Wilson, this issue).

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Performance of a Closed Set Picture Identification Test in Tamil for Children with Cochlear Implant

Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery ◽

10.1007/s12070-021-02611-y ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Dawson Gladys Prathiba ◽

A. Ravikumar Arunachalam ◽

Prakash Boominathan

Keyword(s):

Cochlear Implant ◽

Closed Set ◽

Identification Test ◽

Picture Identification

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Use of Performance-Intensity Functions for Diagnosis

Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders ◽

10.1044/jshd.4203.408 ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 42 (3) ◽

pp. 408-415 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

Donald D. Dirks ◽

Candace Kamm ◽

Deborah Bower ◽

Anne Betsworth

Keyword(s):

Normal Hearing ◽

Rapid Decline ◽

Discrimination Score ◽

Word Lists ◽

Intensity Functions

Performance-intensity (PI) functions for phonetically balanced (PB) word lists were obtained for a group of normal listeners (27 ears), and for two groups of patients with cochlear (89 ears) and retrocochlear disorders (eight ears). Listeners with normal hearing or cochlear disorders exhibited mild to moderate reductions in discrimination score as the speech level was raised above the PB maximum. In contrast, patients with retrocochlear disorders showed a pronounced rollover phenomenon, characterized by a rapid decline in performance as the speech level was raised above the maximum discrimination score.

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Pediatric Arabic Closed-Set Word-Recognition Test: Development and Evaluation of Psychometric Characteristics

Journal of the American Academy of Audiology ◽

10.1055/s-0041-1732440 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 32 (08) ◽

pp. 547-554

Author(s):

Soha N. Garadat ◽

Ana'am Alkharabsheh ◽

Nihad A. Almasri ◽

Abdulrahman Hagr

Keyword(s):

Speech Recognition ◽

Word Recognition ◽

Hearing Level ◽

Sigmoid Function ◽

Psychometric Characteristics ◽

Monosyllabic Word ◽

Closed Set ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Word Lists ◽

Arabic Speaking

Abstract Background Speech audiometry materials are widely available in many different languages. However, there are no known standardized materials for the assessment of speech recognition in Arabic-speaking children. Purpose The aim of the study was to develop and validate phonetically balanced and psychometrically equivalent monosyllabic word recognition lists for children through a picture identification task. Research Design A prospective repeated-measure design was used. Monosyllabic words were chosen from children's storybooks and were evaluated for familiarity. The selected words were then divided into four phonetically balanced word lists. The final lists were evaluated for homogeneity and equivalency. Study Sample Ten adults and 32 children with normal hearing sensitivity were recruited. Data Collection and Analyses Lists were presented to adult subjects in 5 dB increment from 0 to 60 dB hearing level. Individual data were then fitted using a sigmoid function from which the 50% threshold, slopes at the 50% points, and slopes at the 20 to 80% points were derived to determine list psychometric properties. Lists were next presented to children in two separate sessions to assess their equivalency, validity, and reliability. Data were subjected to a mixed design analysis of variance. Results No statistically significant difference was found among the word lists. Conclusion This study provided an evidence that the monosyllabic word lists had comparable psychometric characteristics and reliability. This supports that the constructed speech corpus is a valid tool that can be used in assessing speech recognition in Arabic-speaking children.

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Phonetically balanced and psychometrically equivalent monosyllabic word lists for word recognition testing in Thai

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America ◽

10.1121/1.4933821 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 138 (3) ◽

pp. 1831-1831

Author(s):

Sajeerat Poonyaban ◽

Pasinee Aungsakulchai ◽

Charturong Tantibundhit ◽

Chutamanee Onsuwan ◽

Rattinan Tiravanitchakul ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Word Recognition ◽

Monosyllabic Word ◽

Word Lists ◽

Recognition Testing

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Frequency-Importance and Transfer Functions for Recorded CID W-22 Word Lists

Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research ◽

10.1044/jshr.3402.427 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 34 (2) ◽

pp. 427-438 ◽

Cited By ~ 50

Author(s):

Gerald A. Studebaker ◽

Robert L. Sherbecoe

Keyword(s):

Transfer Function ◽

Word Recognition ◽

Transfer Functions ◽

Normal Hearing ◽

Frequency Range ◽

Word Test ◽

Word Lists ◽

Articulation Index ◽

Importance Function ◽

The Right

Frequency-importance and transfer functions for the Technisonic Studios’ recordings of the CID W-22 word test are reported. These functions may be used to calculate Articulation Index (Al) values or to predict scores on the W-22 test. The functions were derived from the word recognition scores of 8 normal-hearing listeners who were tested under 308 conditions of filtering and masking. The importance function for the W-22 test has a broader frequency range and a different shape than the importance function used in the current ANSI standard on the Articulation Index (ANSI, 1969). The transfer function is similar in slope to to the ANSI transfer function for 256 PB-words, but is shifted to the right of that function by 0.05 Al.

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A Picture Identification Test for Hearing-Impaired Children

Journal of Speech and Hearing Research ◽

10.1044/jshr.1301.44 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 44-53 ◽

Cited By ~ 59

Author(s):

Mark Ross ◽

Jay Lerman

Keyword(s):

Correlation Coefficients ◽

Hearing Impaired ◽

Second Phase ◽

Speech Discrimination ◽

Clinical Tool ◽

Discrimination Ability ◽

Identification Test ◽

Impaired Children ◽

Picture Identification ◽

Hearing Impaired Children

A picture identification test for measuring speech discrimination ability in hearing-impaired children was developed in two phases. In the first phase the word stimuli were evaluated to determine whether they were within the recognition vocabulary of the children and whether the pictorial representations of the words were adequate. Before the second phase, the test was revised to consist of 25 plates with 6 pictures on each plate, with only 4 of the pictures on each plate used as test stimuli. These 4 lists were given to 61 hearing-impaired children on two separate occasions. The results indicate reliability coefficients in excess of 0.87 for all four lists, with mean differences of less than 3% and correlation coefficients between lists greater than 0.84. The test appears to be a potentially valuable clinical tool in pediatric audiology. We call it the Word Intelligibility by Picture Identification test (WIPI).

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