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The Reliability of Observational Data: I. Theories and Methods for Speech-Language Pathology.
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Cordes, Anne K. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1994
This paper contends that behavior observation data relating to speech-language pathology are reliable if they are not affected by differences among observers or other variations in the recording context. The theoretical bases of methods used to estimate reliability for observational data are reviewed, and suggestions are provided for improving the…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Interrater Reliability, Observation, Reliability
Speech-Language Hearing Interventions in the Schools: A Public Health Perspective on Measuring Their Short-Term and Long-Term Impact.
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Logemann, Jeri A.; Baum, Herbert M. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1998
Emphasizes the importance of collecting data on the prevalence of specific communication disorders in children and data on both the short-term and long-term impact of speech/language interventions in the schools. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Policy, Politics, and the Power of Information: The Critical Need for Outcomes and Clinical Trials Data in Policy-Making in the Schools.
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Amiot, Amie – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1998
Urges audiologists and speech-language pathologists working in school settings to become involved in studies of treatment outcomes and clinical trials. (DB)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Hearing Impairments
Collecting Outcomes Data in Schools: Needs and Challenges.
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Gallagher, Tanya M.; Swigert, Nancy B.; Baum, Herbert M. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1998
Stresses the need for outcome data on speech/language intervention in the schools and identifies obstacles and advantages to collecting outcome data in the school setting. Problems and solutions particular to the educational setting in the conduct of outcome studies are described. (DB)
Descriptors: Action Research, Audiology, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education
NOT Using a Computer in Language Assessment/Intervention: In Defense of the Reluctant Clinician.
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Cochran, Paula S.; Masterson, Julie J. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1995
Factors that may hinder use of computers by speech/language/hearing clinicians in the schools are limited access, lack of training, worry over time constraints, and doubts regarding efficacy of computer activities. Clinicians should explore possible benefits of computer use such as tools for linguistic and phonological analysis, treatment data…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Computer Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Data Collection