PUBP 6725: PRINCIPLES OF ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

PUBP 6725: PRINCIPLES OF ASSESSMENT
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
principlesYofYassessmentY-YCORRECTYANSWERY-
relevantYtoYeveryYpopulationYSLP'sYassess,YthisYclassYisYspecificYtoYkidsYbutYgeneralYprinciplesYappleYforYallYp
opulations



3Yprinciples/stepsYofYassessmentY-YCORRECTYANSWERY-1.Yscreening

2.Yassessment

3.YserviceYdeliveryYinYEarlyYInterventionY(EI)



propertiesYofYscreeningYmeasuresY-YCORRECTYANSWERY-shouldYhaveYstrongYpsychometricYproperties



2YpsychometricYpropertiesY-YCORRECTYANSWERY-1.Ysensitivity

2.Yspecificity



sensitivityY-YCORRECTYANSWERY-
trueYpositive:YabilityYofYtestYtoYcorrectlyYidentifyYpeopleYwithYtheYdisorderYyouYareYtestingY(ex:YlanguageYdis
order)



specificityY-YCORRECTYANSWERY-
trueYnegative:YabilityYofYtestYtoYcorrectlyYidentifyYpeopleYwhoYdoYnotYhaveYtheYdisorderY(ex:YnoYlanguageYc
oncerns)



sensitivityYandYspecificityY>Y90%Y-YCORRECTYANSWERY-consideredYgoodYBUTYdifficultYtoYachieve



sensitivityYandYspecificityY80-89%Y-YCORRECTYANSWERY-
consideredYadequateYANDYmoreYreasonableY(goalYforYscreeningY&YnormYreferencedYASSESSMENTS)



sensitivityYandYspecificityY<Y80%Y-YCORRECTYANSWERY-consideredYunacceptable



exampleYofYscreeningYmeasure:YTheYChildren'sYCommunicationYChecklist-2YUSY-YCORRECTYANSWERY--
YexcellentYpsychometricYproperties

, -Y4;0YtoY16;11

-YquickY~10Ymin

-YsamplesYaYrangeYofYlanguageYandYcommunicationYskills

-YcaregiversYrateYtheYfrequencyYofYpositiveYandYnegativeYcommunicationYbehaviors

- goodYatYidentifyingYchildrenYatYhighYriskYofYlanguageYimpairmentY(sensitivity)
Y Y




stepsYafterYfailedYscreeningY-YCORRECTYANSWERY-
fullYevaluation:YitYisYimportantYforYscreeningsYtoYbeYsensitiveYandYspecificYb/cYevalsYareY2-
3YhoursY&YcanYcauseYunnecessaryYconcernYifYtestingYaYfalseYpositive



4YcomponentsYofYassessmentY-YCORRECTYANSWERY-1.Ymodality/domainY(spoken,Ywritten)

2.YpurposeY(pragmatic,Yanalytical)

3.YdeliveryY(person,Ysoftware)

4.Yform



5YassessmentYformsY(focusedYonYinYthisYclassYb/cYthereYareYothers)Y-YCORRECTYANSWERY-1.Ystandardized

2.Ynon-standardized

3.Ynorm-referenced

4.Ycriterion-referenced

5.Ydescriptive



HxY-YCORRECTYANSWERY-history



AxY-YCORRECTYANSWERY-assessment



DxY-YCORRECTYANSWERY-diagnosis



TxY-YCORRECTYANSWERY-treatment/therapy