Barker Matthew D, Purdy Suzanne C
a Speech Science, School of Psychology, University of Auckland , New Zealand.
Int J Audiol. 2016;55(3):173-83. doi: 10.3109/14992027.2015.1074734. Epub 2015 Sep 2.
This research investigates a novel method for identifying and measuring school-aged children with poor auditory processing through a tablet computer.
Feasibility and test-retest reliability are investigated by examining the percentage of Group 1 participants able to complete the tasks and developmental effects on performance. Concurrent validity was investigated against traditional tests of auditory processing using Group 2.
There were 847 students aged 5 to 13 years in group 1, and 46 aged 5 to 14 years in group 2.
Some tasks could not be completed by the youngest participants. Significant correlations were found between results of most auditory processing areas assessed by the Feather Squadron test and traditional auditory processing tests. Test-retest comparisons indicated good reliability for most of the Feather Squadron assessments and some of the traditional tests.
The results indicate the Feather Squadron assessment is a time-efficient, feasible, concurrently valid, and reliable approach for measuring auditory processing in school-aged children. Clinically, this may be a useful option for audiologists when performing auditory processing assessments as it is a relatively fast, engaging, and easy way to assess auditory processing abilities. Research is needed to investigate further the construct validity of this new assessment by examining the association between performance on Feather Squadron and objective evoked potential, lesion studies, and/or functional imaging measures of auditory function.
本研究探讨一种通过平板电脑识别和测量听觉处理能力较差的学龄儿童的新方法。
通过检查第1组参与者能够完成任务的百分比以及对表现的发育影响来研究可行性和重测信度。使用第2组针对传统听觉处理测试来研究同时效度。
第1组有847名5至13岁的学生，第2组有46名5至14岁的学生。
最年幼的参与者无法完成某些任务。通过“羽之中队”测试评估的大多数听觉处理区域的结果与传统听觉处理测试之间存在显著相关性。重测比较表明，“羽之中队”的大多数评估以及一些传统测试具有良好的信度。
结果表明，“羽之中队”评估是一种测量学龄儿童听觉处理能力的省时、可行、同时有效且可靠的方法。临床上，这可能是听力学家在进行听觉处理评估时的一个有用选项，因为它是一种相对快速、有趣且易于评估听觉处理能力的方式。需要通过研究“羽之中队”表现与客观诱发电位、病变研究和/或听觉功能的功能成像测量之间的关联，进一步调查这种新评估的结构效度。
