Cordes A K, Ingham R J
Dept. of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Georgia, Athens 30606, USA.
J Speech Lang Hear Res. 1999 Aug;42(4):862-79. doi: 10.1044/jslhr.4204.862.
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether a previously developed interval-based training program could improve judges' stuttering event judgments. Two groups of judges made real-time stuttering event judgments (computer-mouse button presses) in 3 to 6 trials before the response-contingent judgment training program and in another 3 to 6 trials after training, for recordings of 9 adults who stuttered. Their judgments were analyzed in terms of number of stuttering events, duration of stuttering, and 5-s intervals of speech that could be categorized as judged (or not judged) to contain stuttering. Results showed (a) changes in the amount of stuttering identified by the judges; (b) improved correspondence between the judges' identifications of stuttering events and interval-based standards previously developed from judgments made by experienced, authoritative judges; (c) improved correspondence between interval-based analyses of the judges' stuttering judgments and the previously developed standards; (d) improved intrajudge agreement; (e) improved interjudge agreement; and (f) convergence between the 2 judge groups, for samples and speakers used during training tasks and also for other speakers. Some implications of these findings for developing standardized procedures for the real-time measurement of stuttering are discussed.
本研究的目的是调查先前制定的基于间隔的训练计划是否能改善评委对口吃事件的判断。两组评委在基于反应的判断训练计划之前进行3至6次试验，在训练后的另外3至6次试验中，对9名口吃成年人的录音进行实时口吃事件判断（按下电脑鼠标按钮）。从口吃事件的数量、口吃的持续时间以及可归类为被判断（或未被判断）为包含口吃的5秒语音间隔方面对他们的判断进行分析。结果显示：（a）评委识别出的口吃数量有所变化；（b）评委对口吃事件的识别与先前由经验丰富、权威的评委做出的判断所制定的基于间隔的标准之间的对应性有所提高；（c）基于间隔的评委口吃判断分析与先前制定的标准之间的对应性有所提高；（d）评委内部一致性提高；（e）评委间一致性提高；以及（f）在训练任务中使用的样本和说话者以及其他说话者方面，两个评委组之间出现趋同。讨论了这些发现对制定口吃实时测量标准化程序的一些启示。
