Rayes Hanin, Al-Malky Ghada, Vickers Deborah
Department of Speech Hearing and Phonetic Sciences, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London, London WC1N 1PF, UK.
Ear Institute, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London, London WC1X 8EE, UK.
Audiol Res. 2021 Apr 7;11(2):150-166. doi: 10.3390/audiolres11020014.
The aim of this project was to develop the Arabic CAPT (A-CAPT), a Standard Arabic version of the CHEAR auditory perception test (CAPT) that assesses consonant perception ability in children. This closed-set test was evaluated with normal-hearing children aged 5 to 11 years. Development and validation of the speech materials were accomplished in two experimental phases. Twenty-six children participated in phase I, where the test materials were piloted to ensure that the selected words were age appropriate and that the form of Arabic used was familiar to the children. Sixteen children participated in phase II where test-retest reliability, age effects, and critical differences were measured. A computerized implementation was used to present stimuli and collect responses. Children selected one of four response options displayed on a screen for each trial. Two lists of 32 words were developed with two levels of difficulty, easy and hard. Assessment of test-retest reliability for the final version of the lists showed a strong agreement. A within-subject ANOVA showed no significant difference between test and retest sessions. Performance improved with increasing age. Critical difference values were similar to the British English version of the CAPT. The A-CAPT is an appropriate speech perception test for assessing Arabic-speaking children as young as 5 years old. This test can reliably assess consonant perception ability and monitor changes over time or after an intervention.
本项目的目的是开发阿拉伯语儿童听觉感知测试（A-CAPT），这是CHEAR听觉感知测试（CAPT）的标准阿拉伯语版本，用于评估儿童的辅音感知能力。这项封闭式测试在5至11岁的听力正常儿童中进行了评估。语音材料的开发和验证分两个实验阶段完成。26名儿童参与了第一阶段，在该阶段对测试材料进行了试用，以确保所选单词适合儿童年龄，并且儿童熟悉所使用的阿拉伯语形式。16名儿童参与了第二阶段，在该阶段测量了重测信度、年龄效应和临界差异。使用计算机化程序呈现刺激并收集反应。每次试验时，儿童从屏幕上显示的四个反应选项中选择一个。开发了两份包含32个单词的列表，有简单和困难两个难度级别。对列表最终版本的重测信度评估显示出高度一致性。受试者内方差分析表明测试和重测会话之间没有显著差异。表现随着年龄增长而提高。临界差异值与CAPT的英式英语版本相似。A-CAPT是一种适用于评估年仅5岁的阿拉伯语儿童的语音感知测试。该测试可以可靠地评估辅音感知能力，并监测随时间或干预后的变化。
