Generation and Content Validation of a Persian Syntax Comprehension Test

• Authors: Reyhane Mohamadi , Majid Rafiee Alavije , Asghar Minayi , Yahya Modaresi , Mehdi Kazemi Dastjerdi , Mahdi Ghaderi
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

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.

Keywords

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item pool; content validity; syntactic structure; test development

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Psychology of Language and Communication
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 19
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 222-236

Dates

published

2015-12-01

online

2016-05-12

Contributors

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Reyhane Mohamadi

• University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Tehran

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Majid Rafiee Alavije

• University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Tehran

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Asghar Minayi

• Allameh Tabataba`i University, Tehran

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Yahya Modaresi

• Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, Tehran

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Mehdi Kazemi Dastjerdi

• Research Institute of Education, Tehran

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Mahdi Ghaderi

• Qazvin University, Qazvin

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/plc-2015-0013