1st Edition

Human Measurement Techniques in Speech and Language Pathology Methods for Research and Clinical Practice

By Rietveld Toni Copyright 2021
208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

Human Measurement Techniques in Speech and Language Pathology gives an overview of elicitation methods in the assessment and diagnosis of speech and language disorders and explains approaches to the qualification of the obtained data in terms of agreement and reliability. Despite technological advances in the assessment and diagnosis of speech and language disorders, the role of human... Read more

1. Measuring in speech pathology

2.Obtaining human judgements in speech and language pathology

3. Assessing human judgements with statistical software

4: Assessing reliability in speech and language pathology

5. Assessment of agreement in speech and language pathology

6. Processing data in speech pathology with signal detection theory and paired comparisons

Appendix: Answers to exercises.

Biography

Toni Rietveld, PhD, is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Language and Communication at Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands, specializing in the methodology of speech and language pathology. He is the co-author of two previous textbooks on statistical techniques for applied linguistics, and was a methodologist in a hospital for rehabilitation.