scholarly journals Training and Application of Correct Information Unit Analysis to Structured and Unstructured Discourse

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Audrey Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Information Unit ◽  
Correct Information ◽  
Unit Analysis

A System for Quantifying the Informativeness and Efficiency of the Connected Speech of Adults With Aphasia

1993 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 338-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda E. Nicholas ◽  
Robert H. Brookshire
Keyword(s):  
Scoring System ◽  
Connected Speech ◽  
Rule Based ◽  
Individual Basis ◽  
Information Unit ◽  
Correct Information ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Interjudge Reliability

A standardized rule-based scoring system, the Correct Information Unit (CIU) analysis, was used to evaluate the informativeness and efficiency of the connected speech of 20 non-brain-damaged adults and 20 adults with aphasia in response to 10 elicitation stimuli. The interjudge reliability of the scoring system proved to be high, as did the session-to-session stability of performance on measures. There was a significant difference between the non-brain-damaged and aphasic speakers on each of the five measures derived from CIU and word counts. However, the three calculated measures (words per minute, percent CIUs, and CIUs per minute) more dependably separated aphasic from non-brain-damaged speakers on an individual basis than the two counts (number of words and number of CIUs).

Application of the Correct Information Unit Analysis to the Naturally Occurring Conversation of a Person With Aphasia

1999 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 636-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary L. Oelschlaeger ◽  
John C. Thorne
Keyword(s):  
Interrater Reliability ◽  
Human Error ◽  
Scoring Rules ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Intrarater Reliability ◽  
Information Unit ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Correct Information ◽  
Single Speaker ◽  
Post Hoc

The Correct Information Unit (CIU) analysis for measuring the communicative informativeness and efficiency of connected speech (Nicholas & Brookshire, 1993) was applied to the naturally occurring conversation of a person with moderate aphasia. Results indicated that, in this instance, reliable CIU measures could not be obtained. Intrarater reliability for CIU and %CIU was low, reaching only 72%, and interrater reliability was never greater than 63%. However, reliability of word counts was good. Post hoc analysis of rater disagreements in application of the CIU analysis revealed that the majority (72%) resulted from insufficiencies in the scoring rules that were originally designed to measure single speaker connected discourse. Two descriptive categories of disagreements were identified: interpretations of informativeness and absence of rules. The remaining 28% of disagreements were attributable to human error in the application of scoring rules. Comparison of findings with previous research and implications for future research are discussed.

The Differential Effectiveness of the Cognitive Interview Instructions for Enhancing Witnesses’ Memory of a Familiar Event

2014 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magali Ginet ◽  
Jacques Py ◽  
Cindy Colomb
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Interview ◽  
Critical Event ◽  
Surgical Operation ◽  
Differential Effectiveness ◽  
Correct Information ◽  
Control Instruction ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Practical Implications

This study examines the influence of familiarity on witnesses’ memory and the individual effectiveness of each of the four cognitive interview instructions in improving witnesses’ recall of scripted events. Participants (N = 195), either familiar or unfamiliar with the hospital script, were presented with a video of a surgical operation. One week later, an interviewer used one of the four cognitive interview instructions or a control instruction to ask them about the video. Participants familiar with the surgery context recalled significantly more correct information and, in particular, more consistent and irrelevant details than those unfamiliar with the surgery context. Furthermore, the results confirmed the effectiveness of all four cognitive interview mnemonics in enhancing the amount of correct information reported, irrespective of the participants’ familiarity with the critical event. However, their efficacy differed depending on the category of details considered. The practical implications of these results are discussed.

Pengarug Gaya Kepemimpinan, Budaya Organisasi, dan Kepercayaan Pegawai terhadap Komitmen Organisasi pada Suku Dinas Pendidikan Dasar Kota Administrasi Jakarta Barat

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Soeparlan Kasyadi
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Path Analysis ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Human Resources Development ◽  
Resources Development ◽  
Unit Analysis

<p>This research is aimed at obtaining information related to the affect of the <br />leadership style, organizational culture, and employees’ trust on organizational <br />commitment. Research has been implemented using path analysis after all variables put into a matrix of correlation. In this research, employees had been chosen as a unit analysis and 65 samples selected randomly. The results of research found out that: (1) there is direct affect of leadership style on employees’ trust; (2) there is direct affect of organizational culture on employees’ trust; (3) there is direct affect of leadership style on organizational commitment; (4) there is direct affect of organizational culture on organizational commitment; and (5) there is direct affect of employees’ trust on <br />organizational commitment. Based on those findings it could be concluded that any changing or variation which occurred to the organizational commitment of Basic Education Office in West Jakarta had been effected by leadership style, organizational culture, and trust to employees. Therefore, leadership style, organizational culture, and employees’ trust should be put into strategic planning of human resources development in increasing the organizational commitment of Basic Education Office in West Jakarta, however other variables are necessary to be taken into account properly. <br /> <br /><br /></p>

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