Australian Hearing Manual of Speech Perception (2001)
This Manual of Speech Perception is an expansion of the "Speech Tests Manual", first published by the National Acoustic Laboratories (now Australian Hearing) in 1980. The main purpose of updating the manual was to provide audiologists with a comprehensive and user friendly guide to a number of currently available tests of speech perception.
The manual is divided into two major sections.
Section A includes information on:
- history of the development of speech tests,
- reliability, sensitivity and validity,
- clinical uses of speech audiometry test materials,
- assessment of speech perception in noise
- use of masking in speech assessment.
Section B contains test materials appropriate to both the adult and paediatric populations. These are categorised according to whether they are aimed at evaluating detection level ability, syllable, phoneme, word or sentence perception. The tests included are the most frequently used tests in Australian Hearing clinics.
This section starts with a Summary Table of each of the eighteen tests of speech perception included within the manual. This is designed to give a useful overview of the key features (eg. target hearing-impaired group, clinical application) of each of the tests and thereby assist the Audiologist in choosing the appropriate speech perception test/s for the individual client and specific clinical situation.
Each part of Section B is arranged in the same way providing information on:
- clinical application of the individual test,
- test materials,
- test instructions and administration,
- scoring and interpreting the results obtained.
The Manual of Speech Perception is a working document and is set up to be flexible enough to allow for additions and modifications in line with changes and improvements in practice and procedures. It is organised so that individual sections can be accessed to obtain information regarding specific topics and test materials. |
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It is recommended that two CD packs, available through NAL Research, be used in conjunction with this manual. These are:
- Speech Recognition Materials CD - produced by NAL, 1990.
- Speech and Noise CDs for Hearing Aid Evaluation - compiled by NAL, 2000.
The Manual and the above CD packs are available as a set (item P4302 on the order form.) The Manual alone is P4301 on the order form.
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