DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF VERBAL BEHAVIOUR CHECKLIST FOR CHILDREN WITH SPEECH IMPAIRMENT IN NIGERIA

Authors

  • Barnabas T. Atengo Department of General and Applied Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Jos, Plateau state, Nigeria
  • Zubairu K. Dagona Department of General and Applied Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Jos, Plateau state, Nigeria
  • Haruna Karick Department of General and Applied Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Jos, Plateau state, Nigeria

Keywords:

Verbal behaviour, Speech response, Children, speech impairment, Neurodevelopmental condition

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to develop and validate a verbal behaviour checklist for children with speech impairment. The scale is a 1- item scale that measures speech response assessed by experienced behaviourists. The scale was validated using 30 participants with varied forms of speech impairments in Abuja metropolis. The scale has a response pattern of 1-4. The result of the analysis revealed a high intra-class reliability coefficient of .96 while factor analysis indicated a validity coefficient of .92. The raters’ agreement on the participants’ responses on the scale was also as high as 86.7% which indicates high agreement. This checklist is expected to be widely used in Nigeria where it is developed and validated for the measurement of speech responses among children (2- 9years) with speech impairment

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Published

2024-12-02

How to Cite

Barnabas , T. A., Zubairu , K. D., & Haruna , K. (2024). DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF VERBAL BEHAVIOUR CHECKLIST FOR CHILDREN WITH SPEECH IMPAIRMENT IN NIGERIA. Advance Journal of Nursing and Clinical Practice, 7(6), 16–24. Retrieved from https://aspjournals.org/Journals/index.php/ajncp/article/view/890

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 6 (2024): November-December

Section

Articles