Development of the Parent Form of the Preschool Children's Communication Skills Scale and Comparison of the Communication Skills of Children with Normal Development and with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Aydın, Aydan

Development of the Parent Form of the Preschool Children's Communication Skills Scale and Comparison of the Communication Skills of Children with Normal Development and with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Aydan AYDIN (Marmara Üniversitesi, Atatürk Eğitim Fakültesi, Özel Eğitim Bölümü, İstanbul, Türkiye)

Kuram ve Uygulamada Eğitim Bilimleri

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Yıl: 2016 Cilt: 16 Sayı: 6 Sayfa Aralığı: 2005 - 2028 Metin Dili: İngilizce İndeks Tarihi: 29-07-2022

Development of the Parent Form of the Preschool Children's Communication Skills Scale and Comparison of the Communication Skills of Children with Normal Development and with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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This study aims at developing an assessment scale for identifying preschool children's communication skills, at distinguishing children with communication deficiencies and at comparing the communication skills of children with normal development (ND) and those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Participants were 427 children of up to 6 years of age with ND (45% female, 55% male) and 76 children from ages 1-6 years with ASD (25% female, 75% male. Exploratory factor analysis and principal component analysis were applied to maintain construct validity. The total loads of factors were between 65.32% (0-1 module) and 75.75% (4-5 module). The Cronbach's alpha internal consistency coefficient value was high for all the modules (?min = .93; ?max = .97). The items in all the modules are highly correlated to the total score of the module (rmin = .35; rmax = .91; p < .001), and the high/low groups of the items included in all the modules are distinctive (tn = -9.95; tmax = -52.67; p < .001). Results of the independent samples t-test applied to compare children with ND and children with ASD revealed the difference in the means of all the modules is significant (tmin = 6.30; p < .001). In conclusion, all the modules in the parent form are sufficiently reliable and valid; thus, the form can be used to distinguish children with ND from those with ASD in terms of their communication skills.

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Konular: Eğitim, Eğitim Araştırmaları

Belge Türü: Makale Makale Türü: Araştırma Makalesi Erişim Türü: Bibliyografik

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APA	Aydın A (2016). Development of the Parent Form of the Preschool Children's Communication Skills Scale and Comparison of the Communication Skills of Children with Normal Development and with Autism Spectrum Disorder. , 2005 - 2028.
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IEEE	Aydın A "Development of the Parent Form of the Preschool Children's Communication Skills Scale and Comparison of the Communication Skills of Children with Normal Development and with Autism Spectrum Disorder." , ss.2005 - 2028, 2016.
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APA	Aydın A (2016). Development of the Parent Form of the Preschool Children's Communication Skills Scale and Comparison of the Communication Skills of Children with Normal Development and with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Kuram ve Uygulamada Eğitim Bilimleri, 16(6), 2005 - 2028.
Chicago	Aydın Aydan Development of the Parent Form of the Preschool Children's Communication Skills Scale and Comparison of the Communication Skills of Children with Normal Development and with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Kuram ve Uygulamada Eğitim Bilimleri 16, no.6 (2016): 2005 - 2028.
MLA	Aydın Aydan Development of the Parent Form of the Preschool Children's Communication Skills Scale and Comparison of the Communication Skills of Children with Normal Development and with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Kuram ve Uygulamada Eğitim Bilimleri, vol.16, no.6, 2016, ss.2005 - 2028.
AMA	Aydın A Development of the Parent Form of the Preschool Children's Communication Skills Scale and Comparison of the Communication Skills of Children with Normal Development and with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Kuram ve Uygulamada Eğitim Bilimleri. 2016; 16(6): 2005 - 2028.
Vancouver	Aydın A Development of the Parent Form of the Preschool Children's Communication Skills Scale and Comparison of the Communication Skills of Children with Normal Development and with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Kuram ve Uygulamada Eğitim Bilimleri. 2016; 16(6): 2005 - 2028.
IEEE	Aydın A "Development of the Parent Form of the Preschool Children's Communication Skills Scale and Comparison of the Communication Skills of Children with Normal Development and with Autism Spectrum Disorder." Kuram ve Uygulamada Eğitim Bilimleri, 16, ss.2005 - 2028, 2016.
ISNAD	Aydın, Aydan. "Development of the Parent Form of the Preschool Children's Communication Skills Scale and Comparison of the Communication Skills of Children with Normal Development and with Autism Spectrum Disorder". Kuram ve Uygulamada Eğitim Bilimleri 16/6 (2016), 2005-2028.