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http://dx.doi.org/10.5392/JKCA.2012.12.05.280

Cognitive-Pragmatic Language Assessment for Normal Aging : Study of Assessment Tools and Content Validity  

Lee, Mi-Sook (연세대학교 대학원 언어병리학협동과정)
Kim, Hyang-Hee (연세대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실 및 재활의학연구소)
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The Journal of the Korea Contents Association / v.12, no.5, 2012 , pp. 280-292 More about this Journal
Abstract
Cognitive-pragmatic language ability decreases during the normal aging process. Evaluating the ability might be useful in testing predicting cognitive level and diseases such as dementia. The aim of this study is to analyze various assessment protocols for normal aging, and evaluate the content validity of the currently developing cognitive-pragmatic language test domains and items. Content Validity Index(CVI) was calculated based on ratings judged by 17 experts including speech-language pathologists and clinical psychologists. As a result, it was found that CVIs of all 7 domains including attention, memory, organization, reasoning, problem solving, executive function, pragmatic language were above .75. It was concluded that the test items contained the appropriate content validity to assess cognitive-pragmatic language for normal aging.
Keywords
Cognitive-pragmatic Language; Normal Aging; Assessment; Content Validity;
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