Clinicians' Perception of Self-Produced Vocal Quality

1983 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 591-594
Author(s):  
Herbert F. Schliesser
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Role Orientation ◽  
Speech Pathology ◽  
Connected Speech ◽  
Normal Voice ◽  
Perception Of Self ◽  
Vocal Quality ◽  
Normal Speaking

5 graduate students in speech pathology recorded sustained vowels and connected speech under normal speaking and hyperfunctional conditions. These productions were judged by these subjects themselves and by a group of 18 listeners on a rating scale, with 1 representing normal voice and 5 severely harsh voice. Subjects were consistent in rating their own and each others' voices less harsh than listeners. Preconceived role orientation may influence students' perception of their own vocal quality.

Preliminary Findings on the Use of Session Questionnaires to Improve Clinician-Client Alliance With Special Consideration to Clinical Education

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-60
Author(s):  
Anu Subramanian
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Clinical Education ◽  
Clinical Decision Making ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Treatment Effectiveness ◽  
Clinical Decision ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Therapeutic Outcomes ◽  
Specific Feedback ◽  
Stakeholder Perspective

ASHA's focus on evidence-based practice (EBP) includes the family/stakeholder perspective as an important tenet in clinical decision making. The common factors model for treatment effectiveness postulates that clinician-client alliance positively impacts therapeutic outcomes and may be the most important factor for success. One strategy to improve alliance between a client and clinician is the use of outcome questionnaires. In the current study, eight parents of toddlers who attended therapy sessions at a university clinic responded to a session outcome questionnaire that included both rating scale and descriptive questions. Six graduate students completed a survey that included a question about the utility of the questionnaire. Results indicated that the descriptive questions added value and information compared to using only the rating scale. The students were varied in their responses regarding the effectiveness of the questionnaire to increase their comfort with parents. Information gathered from the questionnaire allowed for specific feedback to graduate students to change behaviors and created opportunities for general discussions regarding effective therapy techniques. In addition, the responses generated conversations between the client and clinician focused on clients' concerns. Involving the stakeholder in identifying both effective and ineffective aspects of therapy has advantages for clinical practice and education.

Testing the Significance of the Agreement Among Observers

1968 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin A. Young ◽  
Tom D. Downs
Keyword(s):  
Rating Scale ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Speech Disorder ◽  
Interquartile Range ◽  
Speech Pathology ◽  
Observer Ratings

Ratings by observers are often used in speech pathology to measure complex speech dimensions; this seems reasonable since a speech “disorder” represents the product of an observer’s evaluation and a speaker’s performance. An index of the validity of these evaluations may be estimated by the amount of agreement among the observers. In this paper, the semi-interquartile range and the intraclass correlation are discussed as possible indices of agreement, and another index is suggested, based on the range of observer ratings. Under the assumption that the distribution of ratings is uniform when ratings are randomly assigned, that is, the observers show no agreement, tables were constructed to indicate the probability of any range for selected numbers of observers and rating scale categories. Some applications for this index concern the training of observers, estimating the number of observers needed, and the construction of master scales.

Changes in Awareness of Impact upon Others as a Function of Encounter and Marathon Group Experiences

1971 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 651-661 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herbert N. Weissman ◽  
Martin Seldman ◽  
Kenneth Ritter
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Psychological Functioning ◽  
Forced Choice ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Peer Nomination ◽  
Group Experiences ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Objective Tests ◽  
Perception Of Self

The research assessed the efficacy of encounter and marathon group experiences in inducing changes in perception of self and others and in personal and interpersonal dimensions of psychological functioning. Formulation and changes in attitudes toward the group were examined as well. Objective tests were administered to E and C groups consisting of graduate students in psychology. Forced-choice peer-nomination rating forms and attitude questionnaires were administered at various points in the course of the group to the E group. Peer-nomination data indicated Ss became more accurate in predicting how group members viewed them but did not change their self-perceptions in alignment with group ratings.

Acoustic Correlates of Breathy Vocal Quality: Dysphonic Voices and Continuous Speech

1996 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 311-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Hillenbrand ◽  
Robert A. Houde
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Domain ◽  
Relative Amplitude ◽  
Harmonic Amplitude ◽  
Continuous Speech ◽  
Connected Speech ◽  
Acoustic Measures ◽  
Acoustic Correlates ◽  
Two Measures ◽  
Vocal Quality ◽  
Spectral Tilt

In an earlier study, we evaluated the effectiveness of several acoustic measures in predicting breathiness ratings for sustained vowels spoken by nonpathological talkers who were asked to produce nonbreathy, moderately breathy, and very breathy phonation (Hillenbrand, Cleveland, & Erickson, 1994). The purpose of the present study was to extend these results to speakers with laryngeal pathologies and to conduct tests using connected speech in addition to sustained vowels. Breathiness ratings were obtained from a sustained vowel and a 12-word sentence spoken by 20 pathological and 5 nonpathological talkers. Acoustic measures were made of (a) signal periodicity, (b) first harmonic amplitude, and (c) spectral tilt. For the sustained vowels, a frequency domain measure of periodicity provided the most accurate predictions of perceived breathiness, accounting for 92% of the variance in breathiness ratings. The relative amplitude of the first harmonic and two measures of spectral tilt correlated moderately with breathiness ratings. For the sentences, both signal periodicity and spectral tilt provided accurate predictions of breathiness ratings, accounting for 70%-85% of the variance.

Symptomatic and functional outcome of stereotactic ventralis lateralis thalamotomy for intention tremor

1992 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc S. Goldman ◽  
Patrick J. Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Pulmonary Complications ◽  
Speech Pathology ◽  
Intention Tremor ◽  
Effective Treatment Option ◽  
Surgical Morbidity ◽  
Disability Score ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Fine Print

✓ In the past, intention tremor has responded well to selected neuroablative procedures; however, objective symptomatic and functional outcomes of ventralis lateralis (VL) thalamotomy specifically for intention tremor in the post-computerized tomography era has rarely been reported. This series explored the symptomatic and functional impact of VL thalamotomy on 14 patients presenting at the Mayo Clinic with severe, refractory intention tremor due to multiple sclerosis (five patients), trauma (four patients), or stroke (five patients). General neurological examinations, psychometric evaluations, speech pathology assessments, and neuroradiological scans were performed. Pre- and postoperative disability were graded according to a modified form of an established rating scale for tremor. All patients received VL radiofrequency thalamotomies utilizing neurophysiological recording and stimulation control. Contralateral targeted upper-extremity tremor remained symptomatically absent or markedly reduced in 81.8% of cases (mean follow-up period 23.4 months). The median disability score was reduced by 12 points (0.02 < p < 0.05). Persistent surgical morbidity was limited to two patients with mild, nondisabling dysarthrias. One elderly patient died of pulmonary complications 2 weeks postoperatively. There were no reported surgically induced exacerbations in multiple sclerosis; however, some of these patients exhibited difficulties with electrophysiological localization. These results compare favorably with those reported in the literature and confirm that stereotactic VL thalamotomy for debilitating intention tremor carries a low surgical risk and can be an effective treatment option for properly selected patients.

scholarly journals Teaching Elementary Children with Autism

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Busby ◽  
Rebecca Ingram ◽  
Rhonda Bowron ◽  
Jan Oliver ◽  
Barbara Lyons
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Preparation ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Nominal Group Technique ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Teacher Preparation Program ◽  
Nominal Group ◽  
Elementary Children ◽  
Perception Of Self ◽  
University Course

Teachers’ perception of self-efficacy may have a significant impact on their ability to accept the challenges inherent in including children with autism in their classrooms. The Nominal Group Technique (NGT) was used to identify perceived challenges and needs of 31 graduate students in a university course of which 14 of the 23 students were actively teaching in rural schools located in southeast Alabama. Five faculty members used the resulting NGT data to draft six recommendations for improving the teacher preparation program at Troy University.  

Vocal Quality Self-Rating Scale

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth U. Grillo ◽  
Justine Fugowski
Keyword(s):  
Rating Scale ◽  
Self Rating ◽  
Vocal Quality

Humor-Value Assessment as a Function of Sex, Age, and Education

1991 ◽  
Vol 69 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1155-1164 ◽  
Author(s):  
William F. Vitulli ◽  
Jane M. Barbin
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Multiple Comparisons ◽  
Value Assessment ◽  
Sense Of Humor ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Educational Levels ◽  
Four Levels ◽  
Differentiation Scale ◽  
Plot Design

A sense of humor may be related to our survival, yet the value one places on humor is typically not very explicit. Sex, age, and education were selected as variables to examine how participants would respond to Vitulli's Humor Rating Scale. 217 volunteers (108 men and 109 women) were distributed among four levels of education: Grade 8, high school, college, and a combined sample of graduate students and professors. The rating scale measured attitudes toward male-oriented humor, female-oriented humor, general humor values, and an index of “differentiation of humor by gender.” Significant interactions between sex and humor scales and between educational levels and humor scales were found in a 2 × 4 × 4 factorial (split-plot) design. Scheffé tests of multiple comparisons between sample means showed significant sex differences on the male-oriented scale and on the differentiation scale. Significant differences between educational levels occurred on the male- and female-oriented scales, as well as on the differentiation scale. The ‘egalitarian hypothesis’ and the ‘androgyny hypothesis’ were evaluated to assess under what conditions they do or do not account for the data.

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