The 15-item version of the Boston Naming Test as an index of English proficiency

Erdődi, László A.; Jongsma, Katherine; Issa, Meriam

doi:10.1080/13854046.2016.1224392

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“…For professional/educational use there are guidelines for achievement (e.g., the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages), or tests (e.g., Test of English as a Foreign Language). For clinical investigation into bilingualism, both self-report, for example preference and scales ( Gasquoine, Croyle, Cavazos-Gonzalez, & Sandoval, 2007 ), NP tests—for example shortened versions of the Boston naming test (BNT) ( Erdodi, Jongsma, & Issa, 2017 )—and combinations of both ( Rosselli, Ardila, Santisi, et al., 2002 ) have been used.…”

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“…The cognitive effects of bilingualism have been investigated from the 1920s’ and onward, with early research often neglecting to account for factors that have later been shown to be relevant, such as rural–urban differences, gender, socioeconomics and proficiency ( Adesope et al., 2010 ; Peal & Lambert, 1962 ). Several methods to measure the balance between L1 and L2 have been suggested; for example dividing word flow in L1 by word flow in L2 ( Erdodi et al., 2017 ; Peal & Lambert, 1962 ; Shishkin & Ecke, 2018 ; Suarez, Gollan, Heaton, Grant, & Cherner, 2014 ). However, when dividing word flow between L1 and L2, current L1 capacity should be considered, as first language (L1) maintenance has been shown to be a factor ( Shishkin & Ecke, 2018 ).…”

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“…), but, as noted by Adesope et al. in their review of 2010, information to describe or code the category “bilingualism” was often lacking ( Adesope et al., 2010 ), an omission that has also been criticized by others ( Erdodi et al., 2017 ).…”

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Neuropsychological Test Performance Among Native and Non-Native Swedes: Second Language Effects

Stålhammar

Hellström

Eckerström

et al. 2020

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

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Objective We aimed to study second language effects on neuropsychological (NP) test performance. Method We administered an NP test battery in Swedish to 322 healthy community dwelling participants, recruited through the Gothenburg Pilot phase of the Swedish CArdioPulmonary BioImage Study (SCAPIS Pilot). All participants were conversationally fluent Swedish speakers (237 native, 85 non-native, mean age 61.1 years). We compared the NP scores of native and non-native participants. We also investigated the influence of (a) age of arrival to Sweden, (b) majority language family of the birth country, and (c) proficiency in Swedish as assessed with a 30 item Boston naming test (BNT). Results Native speakers obtained better results on all NP tasks with a verbal component, whereas no significant differences were seen on completely nonverbal tasks (Rey complex figure). For non-native speakers, lower age at arrival to Sweden, arrival from a country where Swedish was also spoken, or arrival from a country with a majority language closer to Swedish, were all linked to better NP scores. Dichotomizing by BNT showed that normally-to-highly proficient non-native speakers obtained better scores. Conclusions Second language effects may contribute to misclassification of non-native speakers. Assumptions of fluency based on short conversations may be misleading. A proficiency assessment with BNT may improve NP score interpretation among non-native speakers.

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“…7As stated in the Method section, participants were fluent in English but studies did not assess whether or not they were native speakers. Limited English proficiency has been determined to impact performance on neuropsychological tests (e.g., Erdodi, Jongsma, & Issa, 2017). …”

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Investigating the psychometric properties of the Suicide Stroop Task.

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Millner²,

Auerbach³

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Behavioral measures are increasingly used to assess suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Some measures, such as the Suicide Stroop task, have yielded mixed findings in the literature. An understudied feature of these behavioral measures has been their psychometric properties, which may affect the probability of detecting significant effects and reproducibility. In the largest investigation of its kind, we tested the internal consistency and concurrent validity of the Suicide Stroop Task, drawing from seven separate studies (N=875 participants, 64% female, aged 12 to 81 years). Results indicated that the most common Suicide Stroop scoring approach, interference scores, yielded unacceptably low internal consistency (r=-.09-.13) and failed to demonstrate concurrent validity. Internal consistency coefficients for mean reaction times (RT) to each stimulus-type ranged from r=.93-.94. All scoring approaches for suicide-related interference demonstrated poor classification accuracy, AUCs=.52-.56 indicating that scores performed near chance in their ability to classify suicide attempters from non-attempters. In the case of mean RTs, we did not find evidence for concurrent validity despite our excellent reliability findings, highlighting that reliability does not guarantee a measure is clinically useful. These results are discussed in the context of the wider implications for testing and reporting psychometric properties of behavioral measures in mental health research.

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“…Although basic verbal skills are required for the comprehension of the anchor words, the V-5 may be more transparent and accessible than traditional language-based symptom inventories. Existing research suggests that LEP has a strong deleterious effect on cognitive tests with high verbal mediation (Erdodi, Jongsma, & Issa, 2017; Erdodi, Nussbaum, Sagar, Abeare, & Schwartz, 2017; Gollan, Weissberger, Runnqvist, Montoya, & Cera, 2012; Sotelo-Dynega, Ortiz, Flanagan, & Chaplin, 2013) but not on visual-spatial tests (Boone, Victor, Wen, Razani, & Pontón, 2007).…”

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Introducing a Five-Variable Psychiatric Screener based on the Visual Analog Scale (V-5).

Erdődi¹,

Sabelli²,

An³

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Psychology & Neuroscience

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This study was designed to provide initial empirical validation for the Five-Variable Psychiatric Screener (V-5), a five-variable (energy, depression, anxiety, pain, and fatigue) psychiatric screener based on the visual analog scaling method. The V-5 was administered twice (at the beginning and end of a neuropsychological battery) to 102 clinically referred patients and 32 student volunteers, in conjunction with established self-reported symptom inventories designed to measure depression, anxiety, and somatic concerns to serve as criterion variables. The V-5 was sensitive to time-related changes in mental stamina. It also effectively differentiated between the clinical and student samples. Finally, it was highly predictive of the criterion measures (area under the curve [AUC] = .62–.99). The proposed V-5 cutoffs for mild, moderate, and severe symptoms (≥20, ≥40, and ≥70) produced favorable classification accuracy. The generalizability of the findings is limited by the sample size and the choice of criterion measures. Replication in larger samples with different criterion tests is needed to establish the ecological validity of the V-5. Data from multiple analyses support the construct validity and clinical utility of the V-5. Given its low cost, quick and easy administration/scoring (<1 min), and minimal demands on the examinee (reading level, cognitive ability, motivation), the V-5 has the potential to become a cost-effective and empirically validated rapid assessment instrument in clinical and research settings requiring large-scale repeated testing. The generalizability of the V-5 must be evaluated through replication in geographically, demographically, clinically, and linguistically diverse samples before its widespread use can be recommended.

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The 15-item version of the Boston Naming Test as an index of English proficiency

Cited by 33 publications

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Neuropsychological Test Performance Among Native and Non-Native Swedes: Second Language Effects

Neuropsychological Test Performance Among Native and Non-Native Swedes: Second Language Effects

Investigating the psychometric properties of the Suicide Stroop Task.

Introducing a Five-Variable Psychiatric Screener based on the Visual Analog Scale (V-5).

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