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1. Tests for signed language acquisition 2. Tests for educational purposes 3. Tests for linguistic research |
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Signed Language Assessment
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This site provides an overview on existing signed language assessment instruments that have been developed so far for different national signed languages. A description of the different tests is available as well as a table, that summarizes all tests. This web page also provides a bibliography about signed language assessment instruments. |
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1. Tests for signed language acquisition, diagnosis, and intervention Tests in this category are used to assess the deaf children’s acquisition process and subsequently plan intervention if needed. American Sign Language Proficiency Assessment (ASL-PA) Assessment for British Sign Language (BSL) Development - Receptive Skills Test Assessing BSL Development: Production Test (Narrative Skills) Pilot Australian Sign Language Receptive Skills Test (PARST) Signed Language Development Checklist Assessment for Sign Language of the Netherlands Aachen Test for the Basic German Sign Language Competence - Children’s version MacArthur Communicative Inventory for American Sign Language (ASL-CDI) Language Proficiency Profile-2 (LPP-2) 2. Tests for educational purposes Tests for educational purposes are designed and used in studies investigating the relationship between ASL knowledge in deaf children and their English literacy performance. American Sign Language Assessment Instrument (ASLAI) Test of American Sign Language (TASL) Test de Langue des Signes Française - Test for French Sign Language 3. Tests for linguistic research Two of the three introduced tests are desigend to obtain information on how specific morphosyntactic structures are produced by an deaf adult signed language user. The other test is a grammatical judgment test for ASL which has been developed within the framework of a research project investigating the effects of age of acquisition of ASL on the grammatical processing of deaf ASL users. Test Battery for ASL Morphology and Syntax Test Battery for Australian Sign Language Morphology and Syntax Grammatical Judgment Test for ASL 4. Tests for adult second language learners These tests are designed either for adults who learn a signed language as their second language, e.g. students in a deaf education program or for professionals who already work with deaf people, in order to assess their skills in a signed language. Signed Communication Proficiency Interview (SCPI) Aachen Test for the Basic German Sign Language Competence - adult version 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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