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1. Tests for signed language acquisition 2. Tests for educational purposes 3. Tests for linguistic research 4. Test for adult second language learners
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Signed Language Assessment
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From : Tobias Haug: “Review of Sign Language Assessment Instruments”, an earlier version of that paper 2005. Test Battery for American Sign Language Morphology and Syntax The Test Battery for ASL Morphology and Syntax (T. Supalla et al 1995, in press) allows a thorough analysis of an individual’s knowledge and use of specific morphological and syntactic structures in ASL. It was designed for linguistic research purposes. The instrument has been used with more than 100 signers, aged 3 to 75 years old. A description of the psychometric properties is not yet available (Maller et al 1999). The test battery consists of 12 comprehension and production measures. These measures are: (1) lexical phonology production (LPP), (2) narrative production (NP), (3) verb agreement production (VAP), (4) noun-verb production (NVP), (5) noun-verb comprehension, (6) verb of motion production (VMP), (7) demographic questionnaire, (8) aspect and number inflection production (ANIP), (9) sign order comprehension (SOC), (10) verb reversal production (VRP), (11) verb agreement comprehension: single verbs (VAC-1), and (12) verb agreement comprehension: two verb sequences (VAC-2). No detailed information about the different tests is available. The ASL test battery takes about two hours to administer and at least 15 hours to analyze (Maller et al 1999). Parts of the test battery have been used in other research contexts, e.g. to test the ASL knowledge of deaf children through the ASL Assessment Instrument. The ASL test battery is not yet available. References: Maller, S. J., Singleton, J. L., Supalla, S. J. & T. Wix (1999). “The Development and Psychometric Properties of the American Sign Language Proficiency Assessment (ASL-PA)”. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education 4, 4: 249-269, Oxford University Press. Supalla, T., Newport, E., Singleton, J., Supalla, S., Coulter, G. & D. Metlay (1995). An Overview of the Test Battery for American Sign Language Morphology and Syntax. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), April 20, 1995, San Francisco, CA. Supalla, T., Newport, E., Singleton, J., Supalla, S., Coulter, G., & D. Metlay (in press). The Test Battery for American Sign Language Morphology and Syntax. San Diego, CA: Dawn Sign Press. Follow this link to a complete bibliography. Questions, suggestions, or comments? Please e-mail to mail@signlang-assessment.info This website is maintained by Tobias Haug - Last update: March 2007
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