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THRESHOLD BY IDENTIFICATION OF PICTURES (TIP) TEST AND DISCRIMINATION BY IDENTIFICATION OF PICTURES (DIP) TEST.
HASPIEL, GEORGE S.; SIEGENTHALER, BRUCE M.
THIS DOCUMENT COMPRISES 2 HEARING ABILITY TESTS FOR 3- TO 8-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN. THEIR ADMINISTRATION REQUIRES A SPEECH AUDIOMETER. TEST NORMS WERE ESTABLISHED FOR RECORDED MATERIALS IN A SOUND FIELD. BOTH TESTS USE COLORED PICTURE CARDS, AND IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE CHILD BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY ALL ITEMS SHOWN. THE THRESHOLD BY IDENTIFICATION OF PICTURES (TIP) TEST DETERMINES THE SPEECH RECEPTION THRESHOLD WITH AN ERROR OF 3 DB. THE DISCRIMINATION BY IDENTIFICATION OF PICTURES (DIP) TEST USED 48 PAIRED ITEMS DIFFERING IN INITIAL CONSONANTS AND MAY BE USED TO DETERMINE SPEECH DISCRIMINATION AT LEVELS FROM 0 TO 10 DB ABOVE THE SPEECH RECEPTION THRESHOLD. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION, SCORING, AND INTERPRETATION OF THE TESTS ARE GIVEN. THE PICTURE CARDS ARE INCLUDED, AND SCORING SHEETS FOR BOTH TESTS ACCOMPANY THE DOCUMENT. (DR)
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Authoring Institution: Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. Speech and Hearing Clinic.
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