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American Sign Language Comprehension Test: A Tool for Sign Language Researchers

Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, ISSN: 1465-7325, Vol: 21, Issue: 1, Page: 64-69
2016
  • 38
    Citations
  • 0
    Usage
  • 74
    Captures
  • 1
    Mentions
  • 238
    Social Media
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  • Citations
    38
  • Captures
    74
  • Mentions
    1
    • Blog Mentions
      1
      • Blog
        1
  • Social Media
    238
    • Shares, Likes & Comments
      238
      • Facebook
        238

Article Description

The American Sign Language Comprehension Test (ASL-CT) is a 30-item multiple-choice test that measures ASL receptive skills and is administered through a website. This article describes the development and psychometric properties of the test based on a sample of 80 college students including deaf native signers, hearing native signers, deaf non-native signers, and hearing ASL students. The results revealed that the ASL-CT has good internal reliability (α = 0.834). Discriminant validity was established by demonstrating that deaf native signers performed significantly better than deaf non-native signers and hearing native signers. Concurrent validity was established by demonstrating that test results positively correlated with another measure of ASL ability (r =.715) and that hearing ASL students' performance positively correlated with the level of ASL courses they were taking (r =.726). Researchers can use the ASL-CT to characterize an individual's ASL comprehension skills, to establish a minimal skill level as an inclusion criterion for a study, to group study participants by ASL skill (e.g., proficient vs. nonproficient), or to provide a measure of ASL skill as a dependent variable.

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