1. Northwestern Syntax Screening Test: a short form.
- Author
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Ratusnik DL, Klee TM, and Ratusnik CM
- Subjects
- Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Language Disorders diagnosis, Male, Psychometrics, Reference Values, Time Factors, Language Tests methods, Mass Screening
- Abstract
The NSST was administered to 900 children aged three years to seven years, 11 months. Using a step-wise multiple regression model, the test was shortened from 20 to 11 test items receptively and expressively, while accounting for 95% of total test score variance. This shortened form, taking approximately 10 minutes to administer, was normed in six-month intervals as opposed to the one-year intervals of the original NSST. A cross validation sample of 301 children was used to demonstrate that comparable clinical decisions are made employing either form.
- Published
- 1980
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