Adaptation of the British Sign Language Receptive Skills Test into Polish Sign Language

Autor/inn/en	Kotowicz, Justyna; Woll, Bencie; Herman, Rosalind
Titel	Adaptation of the British Sign Language Receptive Skills Test into Polish Sign Language
Quelle	In: Language Testing, 38 (2021) 1, S.132-153 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kotowicz, Justyna)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0265-5322
DOI	10.1177/0265532220924598
Schlagwörter	Language Tests; Receptive Language; Sign Language; Language Proficiency; Psychometrics; Deafness; Standardized Tests; Cultural Differences; Test Validity; Test Reliability; Age Groups; Foreign Countries; Test Use; Poland; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Language test; Sprachtest; Rezeptive Kommunikationsfähigkeit; Gebärdensprache; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Gehörlosigkeit; Taubstummheit; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Kultureller Unterschied; Testvalidität; Testreliabilität; Age grop; Altersgruppe; Ausland; Testanwendung; Polen; Großbritannien
Abstract	The evaluation of sign language proficiency needs to be based on measures with well-established psychometric proprieties. To date, no valid and reliable test is available to assess Polish Sign Language ("Polski Jezyk Migowy," PJM) skills in deaf children. Hence, our aim with this study was to adapt the British Sign Language Receptive Skills Test (the first standardized test to determine sign language proficiency in children) into PJM, a less researched sign language. In this paper, we present the first steps in the adaptation process and highlight linguistic and cultural similarities and differences between the British Sign Language Receptive Skills Test and the PJM adaptation. We collected data from 20 deaf children who were native signers (age range: 6 to 12) and 30 deaf children who were late learners of PJM (age range: 6 to 13). Preliminary analyses showed that the PJM Receptive Skills Test has acceptable psychometric characteristics (item analysis, validity, reliability, and sensitivity to age). Our long-term goal with this work was to include younger children (age range: 3 to 6) and to standardize the PJM Receptive Skills Tests, so that it can be used in educational settings and in scientific research. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01