Assessment in SLP Exam 1 questions
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assessment - correct answer ✔✔the process of collecting valid and reliable information,
integrating it and interpreting it to make a decision or judgment about something
diagnosis - correct answer ✔✔outcome of assessment
diagnosis - correct answer ✔✔the clinical decision regarding presence or absence of a disorder
and assigning diagnostic label
make diagnosis, determine need for treatment, identify possible referrals to other professionals,
determine frequency and length of treatment, determine structure of therapy, determine focus
of treatment - correct answer ✔✔6 purposes to assessment
thorough and comprehensive, valid, reliable, variety of assessment modalities, tailored to
individual client - correct answer ✔✔good assessments are .....
gather history about client and family members and disorder; interview client and family
members; conduct oral facial evaluation; evaluate speech and language abilities; screen child's
hearing; interpret and evaluate assessment information to determine next steps; share clinical
findings with family members and client through interviews, written formal reports, informal
verbal contact - correct answer ✔✔7 steps to assessment
required by law agencies and best practice to not use outdated tests - correct answer ✔✔why
select most recent edition of tests?
,standardization - correct answer ✔✔everybody will do it the same way and make changes
where needed
norm-referenced tests - correct answer ✔✔most common form of assessment
norm-referenced tests - correct answer ✔✔always standardized tests that compare client to a
larger population
norm-referenced tests - correct answer ✔✔answers "how does my client compare to the
average?"
normative group - correct answer ✔✔larger group who test was tested on; how many people
test was normed on
mean - correct answer ✔✔average that determines peak
standard deviation - correct answer ✔✔determines width and measures distance away from
average
objective, skills can be compared, administration is efficient, widely recognized, clinicians don't
need a lot of experience, insurance companies prefer this for third-party payment and
qualifications of services - correct answer ✔✔advantages of norm-referenced tests
no individualization, static, testing situation is unnatural, only measures set of isolated skills,
must be administered in way instructed, test items may be inappropriate for certain clients -
correct answer ✔✔disadvantages of norm-referenced tests
, criterion-referenced tests - correct answer ✔✔identifies what client can and cannot do
compared to expected performance and may or may not be standardized
criterion-referenced tests - correct answer ✔✔answer question "how does my client compare
to expected performance?"
criterion-referenced tests - correct answer ✔✔usually used with voice, fluency, and neurogenic
CD
usually objective, allows for some individualization (if not standardized), insurance companies
prefer for third party payment and qualification of services, widely recognized, test
administration is efficient - correct answer ✔✔advantages of criterion-referenced tests
test situation is unnatural, if standardized no room for individualization, evaluates isolated skills,
standardized must be administered in way instructed - correct answer ✔✔disadvantages of
criterion-referenced tests
true positive - correct answer ✔✔people with disorder will fail test
true negative - correct answer ✔✔people don't have disorder don't fail test
false positive - correct answer ✔✔person did test but did not fail
false negative - correct answer ✔✔person should fail test did not fail
alternative assessment - correct answer ✔✔identifies what client can and cannot do
with 100% complete solutions
assessment - correct answer ✔✔the process of collecting valid and reliable information,
integrating it and interpreting it to make a decision or judgment about something
diagnosis - correct answer ✔✔outcome of assessment
diagnosis - correct answer ✔✔the clinical decision regarding presence or absence of a disorder
and assigning diagnostic label
make diagnosis, determine need for treatment, identify possible referrals to other professionals,
determine frequency and length of treatment, determine structure of therapy, determine focus
of treatment - correct answer ✔✔6 purposes to assessment
thorough and comprehensive, valid, reliable, variety of assessment modalities, tailored to
individual client - correct answer ✔✔good assessments are .....
gather history about client and family members and disorder; interview client and family
members; conduct oral facial evaluation; evaluate speech and language abilities; screen child's
hearing; interpret and evaluate assessment information to determine next steps; share clinical
findings with family members and client through interviews, written formal reports, informal
verbal contact - correct answer ✔✔7 steps to assessment
required by law agencies and best practice to not use outdated tests - correct answer ✔✔why
select most recent edition of tests?
,standardization - correct answer ✔✔everybody will do it the same way and make changes
where needed
norm-referenced tests - correct answer ✔✔most common form of assessment
norm-referenced tests - correct answer ✔✔always standardized tests that compare client to a
larger population
norm-referenced tests - correct answer ✔✔answers "how does my client compare to the
average?"
normative group - correct answer ✔✔larger group who test was tested on; how many people
test was normed on
mean - correct answer ✔✔average that determines peak
standard deviation - correct answer ✔✔determines width and measures distance away from
average
objective, skills can be compared, administration is efficient, widely recognized, clinicians don't
need a lot of experience, insurance companies prefer this for third-party payment and
qualifications of services - correct answer ✔✔advantages of norm-referenced tests
no individualization, static, testing situation is unnatural, only measures set of isolated skills,
must be administered in way instructed, test items may be inappropriate for certain clients -
correct answer ✔✔disadvantages of norm-referenced tests
, criterion-referenced tests - correct answer ✔✔identifies what client can and cannot do
compared to expected performance and may or may not be standardized
criterion-referenced tests - correct answer ✔✔answer question "how does my client compare
to expected performance?"
criterion-referenced tests - correct answer ✔✔usually used with voice, fluency, and neurogenic
CD
usually objective, allows for some individualization (if not standardized), insurance companies
prefer for third party payment and qualification of services, widely recognized, test
administration is efficient - correct answer ✔✔advantages of criterion-referenced tests
test situation is unnatural, if standardized no room for individualization, evaluates isolated skills,
standardized must be administered in way instructed - correct answer ✔✔disadvantages of
criterion-referenced tests
true positive - correct answer ✔✔people with disorder will fail test
true negative - correct answer ✔✔people don't have disorder don't fail test
false positive - correct answer ✔✔person did test but did not fail
false negative - correct answer ✔✔person should fail test did not fail
alternative assessment - correct answer ✔✔identifies what client can and cannot do
