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- TOLD-I:3
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- NEPSY
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 Test
of Language Development -
Intermediate (TOLD-I:3)
Phyllis L. Newcomer and Donald D. Hammill, Ed. D. (Authors)
The Psychological Corporation (Publisher)
555 Academic Court
San Antonio, TX 78204
(800) 211-8378
Or order online from Super Duper, Inc:
http://www.superduperinc.com/TUV_Pages/tm86.htm
| Published |
1997
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Cost
(as of 06/2001) |
Complete Kit: includes examiner's manual, picture book, 25 profile/record
forms, storage box = $170.00
($173.00 from Super Duper, Inc - same kit)
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| Description |
All items scored as 0 (incorrect) or 1 (correct):
1. Sentence combining: say 2 sentences, child puts together as
1.
2. Picture vocabulary: child hears phrase (ex: "monkey see")
and picks picture that best fits.
3. Word ordering: child hears words in random order and has to
form a sentence with them.
4. Generals: child hears list of words and has to say how they
are related (ex: "red, brown, green")
5. Grammatic comprehension: child hears sentence and judges it
as correct or not.
6. Malapropisms: child hears sentence with 1 wrong word and has
to say what word should have been used (ex: "Mary had a little
ham" - child says "lamb").
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| URL |
http://www.tpc-international.com |
| Content: What it Tests |
Assesses the understanding and meaningful use of spoken language
and aspects of grammar.
Spoken language: general, malapropisms, picture vocabulary.
Grammar: sentence combining, word ordering, grammatic comprehension.
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| Time |
30-60 minutes |
| Age |
8-12; 11
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| Scores Provided |
Standard scores, percentile ranks, age
equivalents, composite quotients (spoken language, semantics, syntax,
listening, speaking). |
| Reliability |
Reliability Scores Strong:
Internal consistency: Coefficients for all subtests exceed .84,
for composites all are .90 or greater (coefficient alpha means).
Test-retest: Coefficients for all subtests exceed .80, for composites
all are .90 or greater (correlation coefficients).
Inter-relater reliability: Coefficients for all subtests are .94
or greater (correlation coefficients).
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| Validity |
Strong Validity Scores:
Content: for discrimination: .28-.68 (depending on age and subtest)
and .38-.8 for difficulty (depending on age and subtest) (point-biserial
correlations of .20 or greater are viewed as strong)
Criterion-related validity: .65-.87 (depending on subtest and composite)
(correlation coefficients).
Construct: across age discrimination: .32-.47 (depending on subtest)
across group discrimination (speech-language problems, learning
disabled, mental retardation, ADD/ADHD, hearing impaired): found
to discriminate when compared to average student scores.
For subtest interrelationships: .38-.63 (depending on subtests).
For school performance: .45-.7 (depending on composite).
For factor analysis: .59-.79 (depending on subtest).
For item validity: .28-.68 (depending on age and subtest) for item
discrimination.
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