Reliability and Validity of Four Arabic Language Tests: A comparison of performance of Qatari School-aged children with and without language impairment

Authors

  • Saleh Shaalan The New England Center for Children-Abu Dhabi, UAE

Keywords:

atari Arabic, child language development, Specific Language Impairment

Abstract

This study describes the reliability and validity of four language tests: The Sentence Comprehension Test (SCT), the Expressive Language Test (ELT), the Sentence Repetition Test (SRT), and the Arabic Picture Vocabulary Test (APVT). These tests were administered to two groups of Qatari Arabic-speaking children: A typically developing group (n=81 to 88) aged 4;6-9;4 years old and a chronologically age-matched group with specific language impairment (SLI) (n=26). The results of the four language tests showed high levels of reliability and validity and support the usefulness of these tools to diagnose children with SLI, whose performance on the tests was mostly consistent with findings in other languages. 

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Published

01/27/2017

How to Cite

Shaalan, S. (2017). Reliability and Validity of Four Arabic Language Tests: A comparison of performance of Qatari School-aged children with and without language impairment. Arab Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2(1), 20–48. Retrieved from http://mail.arjals.com/ajal/article/view/101

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2017): Language Development and Impairment in Arabic-Speaking Children

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New Articles

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