<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Lack of formal tests for assessing Persian language proficiency is one of the main problems for speech and language pathologists in Iran. The purpose of this study was to generate an item pool for a syntax comprehension test based on the characteristics of the Persian language and Iranian culture, as well as the spoken variant for 4-6 years old native Persian speaking children. We first extracted 41 syntactic structures of Persian for the syntax comprehension test, of which 8 structures were excluded in the first phase. Then, 198 items were developed for the remaining 33 syntactic structures. To determine content validity, 14 experts assessed the structures and 12 experts expressed their views on the items. Content Validity Ratio (CVR) was calculated. 24 structures with CVR > 0.50 were selected. 107 items were selected based on their CVR value (CVR > 0.47). Eleven new items were regenerated to replace items with a CVR below 0.47. According to the results, the test turned out to have a good content validity.</p></abstract>

Lack of formal tests for assessing Persian language proficiency is one of the main problems for speech and language pathologists in Iran. The purpose of this study was to generate an item pool for a syntax comprehension test based on the characteristics of the Persian language and Iranian culture, as well as the spoken variant for 4-6 years old native Persian speaking children. We first extracted 41 syntactic structures of Persian for the syntax comprehension test, of which 8 structures were excluded in the first phase. Then, 198 items were developed for the remaining 33 syntactic structures. To determine content validity, 14 experts assessed the structures and 12 experts expressed their views on the items. Content Validity Ratio (CVR) was calculated. 24 structures with CVR > 0.50 were selected. 107 items were selected based on their CVR value (CVR > 0.47). Eleven new items were regenerated to replace items with a CVR below 0.47. According to the results, the test turned out to have a good content validity.

Generation and Content Validation of a Persian Syntax Comprehension Test

University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Tehran

Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, Tehran

Psychology of Language and Communication

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Lack of formal tests for assessing Persian language proficiency is one of the main problems for speech and language pathologists in Iran. The purpose of this...

Generation and Content Validation of a Persian Syntax Comprehension Test

Publié en ligne: 12 mai 2016

Pages: 222 - 236

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/plc-2015-0013

Mots clés
item pool, content validity, syntactic structure, test development

© 2015 Reyhane Mohamadi et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Generation and Content Validation of a Persian Syntax Comprehension Test

Publié en ligne: 12 mai 2016

Pages: 222 - 236

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/plc-2015-0013

Mots clésitem pool, content validity, syntactic structure, test development

© 2015 Reyhane Mohamadi et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
item pool, content validity, syntactic structure, test development