Towards a quantitative measure of verbal effectiveness and efficiency in the Amsterdam-Nijmegen Everyday Language Test (ANELT)

作者: Marina B. Ruiter , Herman H. J. Kolk , Toni C. M. Rietveld , Nienke Dijkstra , Erica Lotgering

DOI: 10.1080/02687038.2011.569892

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摘要: Background: A well-known test for measuring verbal adequacy (i.e., effectiveness) in mildly impaired aphasic speakers is the Amsterdam-Nijmegen Everyday Language Test (ANELT; Blomert, Koster, & Kean, 1995). Aphasia therapy practitioners score qualitatively when they administer ANELT to their clients clinical practice. Aims: The current study investigated whether construct validity of could be further improved by substituting qualitative a quantitative one, which takes number essential information units into account. new measure have following advantages: ability derive efficiency, as well sensitivity detect changes functional communication over time. Methods Procedures: systematically compared effectiveness with Comprehensibility scale, based on judgements. A...

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