Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Department of Physiotherapy, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
J Am Acad Audiol. 2021 Sep;32(8):547-554. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1732440. Epub 2021 Dec 29.
Speech audiometry materials are widely available in many different languages. However, there are no known standardized materials for the assessment of speech recognition in Arabic-speaking children.
The aim of the study was to develop and validate phonetically balanced and psychometrically equivalent monosyllabic word recognition lists for children through a picture identification task.
A prospective repeated-measure design was used. Monosyllabic words were chosen from children's storybooks and were evaluated for familiarity. The selected words were then divided into four phonetically balanced word lists. The final lists were evaluated for homogeneity and equivalency.
Ten adults and 32 children with normal hearing sensitivity were recruited.
Lists were presented to adult subjects in 5 dB increment from 0 to 60 dB hearing level. Individual data were then fitted using a sigmoid function from which the 50% threshold, slopes at the 50% points, and slopes at the 20 to 80% points were derived to determine list psychometric properties. Lists were next presented to children in two separate sessions to assess their equivalency, validity, and reliability. Data were subjected to a mixed design analysis of variance.
No statistically significant difference was found among the word lists.
This study provided an evidence that the monosyllabic word lists had comparable psychometric characteristics and reliability. This supports that the constructed speech corpus is a valid tool that can be used in assessing speech recognition in Arabic-speaking children.
言语测听材料在许多不同的语言中都有广泛的应用。然而，目前还没有已知的用于评估阿拉伯语儿童言语识别能力的标准化材料。
本研究旨在通过图片识别任务开发和验证用于儿童的语音平衡且心理测量等效的单音节词识别列表。
采用前瞻性重复测量设计。从儿童故事书中选择单音节词，并评估其熟悉度。然后将选定的单词分为四个语音平衡的单词列表。最后评估列表的同质性和等效性。
招募了 10 名成人和 32 名听力正常的儿童。
将列表以 5dB 的增量从 0 到 60dB 听力水平呈现给成人受试者。然后使用 S 形函数拟合个体数据，从中得出 50%阈值、50%点的斜率和 20%至 80%点的斜率，以确定列表的心理测量特性。接下来，将列表分两个单独的会话呈现给儿童，以评估其等效性、有效性和可靠性。数据进行了混合设计方差分析。
各单词列表之间没有统计学上的显著差异。
本研究提供了证据表明，单音节词列表具有可比的心理测量特征和可靠性。这支持所构建的语音语料库是一种有效的工具，可用于评估阿拉伯语儿童的言语识别能力。
