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The Use Of Speech-In-Noise Testing As A Measure Of Hearing Aid Benefit, Morgan Ann Thrasher
The Use Of Speech-In-Noise Testing As A Measure Of Hearing Aid Benefit, Morgan Ann Thrasher
Student Theses and Dissertations
This study investigated the feasibility of quantifying hearing aid benefit by means of speech-in-noise testing, specifically a modified version of the QuickSIN. Participants were recruited from the files of a licensed audiologist and all had sensorineural hearing loss, requiring hearing aids. Nineteen experienced hearing aid users were selected to participate in the study. Each individual listened, in aided and unaided conditions, to sentences embedded with increasing levels of background noise. Signal-to-noise ratio loss scores were calculated and averaged across conditions. Additionally, the relationship between participants’ audibility indexes and aided and unaided signal-to-noise ratio loss scores were analyzed. Results from this …
College Students' Knowledge About Stuttering: A Preliminary Investigation, Nichole Marie Terry
College Students' Knowledge About Stuttering: A Preliminary Investigation, Nichole Marie Terry
Student Theses and Dissertations
There is ample research on the public’s perception of individuals who stutter, but little research was found about the public’s knowledge about the definition and etiology of stuttering. The present study attempted to address whether college students in a specific area of study possessed either quantitative or qualitative differences in their knowledge about the definition and etiology of stuttering. Subjects included 80 males and 100 females across 9 different academic colleges to assess their knowledge of stuttering. Five open response questions were presented to each participant. Responses were orthographically transcribed and coded based on the current notions on the etiology …
Aprosodia Therapy: The Impact On Affective Prosody In A Child With High Functioning Autism, Andria Hutchison
Aprosodia Therapy: The Impact On Affective Prosody In A Child With High Functioning Autism, Andria Hutchison
Student Theses and Dissertations
Aprosodia, a disorder that results from damage to the right hemisphere of the brain, affects a person’s ability to comprehend and/or express emotion through changes in voice, or prosody. A common characteristic in children with High Functioning Autism (HFA) is a flat, monotonous voice that affects social reciprocity and communicative competence. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the effects of the imitative approach, established for adults with aprosodia due to right hemisphere damage, on the affective prosodic skills in a child with HFA. A within subject research design was selected, and one participant received the imitative intervention …
Behavioral Measures Of Audibility As Indicators Of Hearing Aid Benefit, Bethany Lauren Burkeen
Behavioral Measures Of Audibility As Indicators Of Hearing Aid Benefit, Bethany Lauren Burkeen
Student Theses and Dissertations
This study investigated the possibility of quantifying hearing aid benefit by means of the Audibility Index. The Audibility Index (AI) is defined as the amount of the audible speech spectrum available to a listener. Twenty-one participants with bilateral sensorineural hearing losses, each required to wear bilateral hearing aids, were recruited for this study. Utilizing FM tone stimuli, audiometric thresholds were established for each individual conventionally under earphones for the right and left ears, unaided in a sound field, and aided in a sound field. The thresholds were placed on a count-the-dot audiogram in order to calculate AIs for each individual. …
Pragmatic Skill Differences In Second Born Children And Those Without Siblings, Crystal Toombs
Pragmatic Skill Differences In Second Born Children And Those Without Siblings, Crystal Toombs
Student Theses and Dissertations
This study compared the pragmatic skills possessed by second born children to those of children without siblings. Participants for this investigation were 56 fourth-grade children. Participants were identified through questionnaires distributed through area public schools. Based on the information obtained from the parent completed questionnaires, participants were assigned to one of two groups, depending on the presence of siblings. The classroom teachers of each participant then completed a Pragmatic Language Skills Inventory (PLSI), an instrument used to rate pragmatic skills exhibited by children, as they compared to other children of the same age and gender. The data obtained from the …
Relationship Between Listening Comprehension And Signal-To-Noise Ratio Loss In Children, Juli Beth Junkersfeld
Relationship Between Listening Comprehension And Signal-To-Noise Ratio Loss In Children, Juli Beth Junkersfeld
Student Theses and Dissertations
This study compared the listening comprehension skills and signal-to-noise ratio hearing loss of third grade children. A pool of potential participants was formed based on their scores earned on the listening comprehension subtest of the Group Reading Assessment and Diagnostic Examination (GRADE). Twenty-one third grade students were available for participation in this study. In order to accomplish the purposes of this study, the same 21 children were grouped by three separate criteria: listening comprehension scores, sentence comprehension scores, and hearing sensitivity. The instrument used in this study was the Quick Speech In Noise (QuickSIN), an adaptive test that uses a …
The Efficiency Of Brief, Intensive Drill Sessions In Achieving Articulation Objectives, Kathryn Ann Smith
The Efficiency Of Brief, Intensive Drill Sessions In Achieving Articulation Objectives, Kathryn Ann Smith
Student Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to determine the efficiency of using brief, intensive drill sessions in improving speech articulation in school-age children. Six children who met prerequisite criteria for inclusion in the study, including: (a) normal/corrected vision; (b) hearing abilities within normal limits; (c) ability to attend to task for approximately 15-minutes; (d) presence of a mild articulation disorder; and (e) enrolment in therapy the previous semester were included in the study. Results of the study indicated that all participants demonstrated more efficient gains in articulation of targeted speech sounds upon implementation of brief, intensive drill sessions. While the …
Are You Textually Active?, Kandace Dyson
Are You Textually Active?, Kandace Dyson
Student Theses and Dissertations
Given the frequency of text messaging, there has been some concern about whether or not the use of text language among young people has a negative impact on the written form and comprehension of Standard English. Some believe that text language positively influences literacy skills; whereas, others believe that literacy skills are negatively influenced by its use. This study was designed to explore the knowledge of text language among college students enrolled in different levels of English courses and the relationship between text language knowledge and translation of a message written in text language to SE. Participants were asked to …
The Impact Of An Aac Device, Using The Lamp Approach, Mary Hannah Pulliam
The Impact Of An Aac Device, Using The Lamp Approach, Mary Hannah Pulliam
Student Theses and Dissertations
This investigation examined both the initial and renewed impact of an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) device, using the Language Acquisition through Motor Planning (LAMP) approach, on an individual with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A within subject research design was utilized and consisted of a multiple baseline across behavior design in combination with a multiple baseline across device research design.This investigation included one child with ASD, and utilized an observation checklist of video recordings (Appendix A) to assess the communication behaviors of the participant. The behaviors in question were communication acts per obligatory context per minute, the percent of total …
The Efficacy Of A Supplementary Literacy Program For Kindergarten Children With Language Impairment, Amy E. Mckinney
The Efficacy Of A Supplementary Literacy Program For Kindergarten Children With Language Impairment, Amy E. Mckinney
Student Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of a supplemental literacy program for children with language impairment. Ten kindergarten children that qualified for language therapy at a kindergarten center were divided into treatment and non-treatment groups. Children in the treatment group participated in 10 minutes of supplemental literacy instruction at the end of each language intervention session. The non-treatment group received language therapy without the supplemental literacy intervention. Mid-term scores indicated a significant between group difference in letter-sound correspondence, but not in word decoding and sight word recognition for children in the treatment condition. Twelve week post …
Speech-Language Pathologists' Application Of Learning Styles During Clinical Intervention, Crystal Mcdaniel
Speech-Language Pathologists' Application Of Learning Styles During Clinical Intervention, Crystal Mcdaniel
Student Theses and Dissertations
This study examined the preferred modes of learning and teaching of speech-language pathologists (SLPs). The purpose of the study was to determine if SLPs' learning style influences their delivery of therapeutic intervention. Using the Visual, Aural, Read-Write, and Kinesthetic (VARK) questionnaire and observation of SLPs during clinical intervention, the preferred mode(s) of learning and teaching for nine SLPs was determined. Results indicated that study participants did not prefer one particular mode of learning over another, nor were there significant differences in their teaching style. In addition results indicated that SLPs' preferred mode(s) of learning and teaching were independent of one …
The Impact Of Multiple Viewings Of Educational Television Programming On Young Children's Acquisition Of Basic Concepts And Social Interaction Skills, Brandi Worthington
The Impact Of Multiple Viewings Of Educational Television Programming On Young Children's Acquisition Of Basic Concepts And Social Interaction Skills, Brandi Worthington
Student Theses and Dissertations
This study investigated the effect that educational television viewing had on young children's knowledge of basic concepts and social interaction skills. In order to accomplish this purpose, two groups of children were assembled. Groups were matched for gender and age. Group one consisted of children from a tightly-knit religious sect whose families and culture were opposed to specific types of technology, such as television. Group two consisted of children from families who were not opposed to viewing television per se and that had been exposed to educational television. The Wiig Assessment of Basic Concepts (WABC) and Play Observation Scale (POS) …
The Effects Of Peer Training Social Intervention On Social Interactions Of Children With Autism, Mindy Leigh Krebs
The Effects Of Peer Training Social Intervention On Social Interactions Of Children With Autism, Mindy Leigh Krebs
Student Theses and Dissertations
This study investigated the effects of a peer training intervention on social interactions among two subjects with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and four typically developing peers. A multiple probe (Horner & Baer, 1978) across tasks, replicated across participants design, was used to evaluate these effects. Prior to data collection, a task sequence analysis was created to identify and describe the specific behavioral steps and sequence needed for successful acquisition of attention maintenance. Sub-behaviors selected for acquisition included: 1) maintaining eye contact or directional gaze; 2) maintaining close proximity to peer while interacting; 3) directing or initiating conversation with the peer; …