Standardized Tests
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Eleanor Semel, Ed. D.; Elisabeth H. Wiig, Ph.D., and Wayne A. Secord, Ph.D. (Authors)
The Psychological Corporation (Publisher)
555 Academic Court
San Antonio, TX 78204
(800) 211-8378

Published	1995
Cost (as of 06/2001)	Complete Kit: includes examiner's manual, 2 stimulus manuals, technical manual, 12 record forms, and vinyl briefcase = $348. No price without briefcase listed.
Description	Administered to child: Receptive: 1. Sentence structure: points to 1 of 4 pictures in response to an orally presented stimulus. 2. Concepts and directions: identifies pictures of geometric shapes in response to orally presented direction. 3. Semantic relations: listen to 4 facts, then select 2 of 4 visually presented options. 4. Word classes: picks 2 out of 3 or 4 words orally presented that go together. 5. Recalling sentences: imitation of orally presented sentence. Expressive: 1. Sentence assembly: produces 2 semantically and syntactically intact sentences from visually and orally presented words or word clusters. 2. Word structure: completes orally presented sentences with picture stimuli. 3. Formulated sentences: given target word and picture stimulus and asked to form sentence. 4. Recalling sentences: imitate orally presented sentences. 5. Word associations: lists as many words within given category as possible in 1 minute.
URL	http://www.tpc-international.com
Content: What it Tests	The relationships among semantics, syntax/morphology, and pragmatics (form, content and use) and the interrelated domains of receptive and expressive language. Receptive language: 1) integrated measures: a) content and form (semantics, syntax, morphology): semantic relationships, listening to paragraphs, b) memory and recall: listening to paragraphs. 2) Specific measures: a) content (semantics): word classes; concepts and direction, b) form (morphology and syntax): sentence stricture, c) memory (recall and retrieval): concepts and directions. Expressive language subtests: 1) integrated measures: a) content and form (semantics, syntax, and morphology): formulated sentences; sentence assembly, b) memory and recall: recalling sentences. 2) Specific measures: a)content (semantics): word associations, b) form (morphology and syntax): word structure, c) memory (recall and retrieval): word associations.
Time	30-45 minutes
Age	6-21
Scores Provided	Receptive language composite, expressive language composite, total language score, standard scores, percentile ranks, total language age equivalent.
Reliability	Internal consistency, test-retest, inter-rater (varied across ages and subtests)
Validity	Content, construct, concurrent reported as strong, although no specific data provided.

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