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Khwaileh, Tariq; Grosvald, Michael – Arab Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2019
In Qatar, as well as in other parts of the Arabic-speaking world, assessment of patients who have suffered CVAs or other injuries leading to language deficits typically includes the use of surveys and questionnaires that have been translated into Arabic, generally from English. Such materials are used to assess the impact of the CVA on language,…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Translation
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Riccardi, Jessica S.; Crook, Libby; Oskowski, Madeline; Ciccia, Angela – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe evidenced-based assessment practices for school-age children with any severity of traumatic brain injury (TBI) that could inform the practice of speech-language pathologists (SLPs). Method: A scoping review of the literature was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic…
Descriptors: Brain, Head Injuries, Evidence Based Practice, Evaluation Methods
Duggan, Jamie M.; Heath, Nancy L.; Toste, Jessica R.; Ross, Shana – Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 2011
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a concern among professionals working with youth. The present study examined school counsellors' experiences, training and school preparedness, perceived knowledge, beliefs, and intervention approaches related to NSSI. Participants were 470 school counsellors (417 female, 53 male) from across North America (156…
Descriptors: Injuries, Foreign Countries, School Counseling, School Counselors
Nippold, Marilyn A., Ed.; Scott, Cheryl M., Ed. – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2009
School success in the 21st century requires proficiency with expository discourse--the use and understanding of informative language in spoken and written modalities. This occurs, for example, when high school students read their textbooks and listen to their teachers' lectures, and later are asked to demonstrate their knowledge of this complex…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension, Text Structure, Intervention
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McPherson, K. M.; Pentland, B. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1997
This study of 54 individuals with head injuries compares a commonly used measure of physical disability, the Barthel Index, with three measures designed to assess intellectual functioning, communication, behavior, and mobility. The results indicate support for using scales other than the Barthel Index when describing disability following traumatic…
Descriptors: Adults, Communication Skills, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
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Abma, Tineke – American Journal of Evaluation, 2006
Responsive evaluation offers a perspective in which evaluation is reframed from the assessment of program interventions on the basis of policy makers' goals to an engagement with and among all stakeholders about the value and meaning of their practice. Responsive evaluators have to be extra sensitive to power relations given the deliberate…
Descriptors: Heuristics, Evaluation Methods, Intervention, Art Education
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Henry, Bill; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1994
Extent of agreement between retrospective and prospective measures of variables in 7 content domains (residence change, anthropometrics, injuries, reading ability, family characteristics, behavior problems, and delinquency) was studied for 1,037 New Zealand adolescents. Absolute agreement among measures was poor, suggesting caution when using…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Cohort Analysis, Correlation