| Course Type | Compulsory Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | 2 |
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| Semester | Third Term (Fall) |
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| ECTS | 4 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Explains the role of assessment in speech and language therapy and its place within the ICF framework.
- Applies case history-taking and client/family interviewing techniques.
- Distinguishes between formal and informal assessment methods, and the concepts of reliability, validity, and norms.
- Selects and applies appropriate assessment tools for language, speech sound, fluency, voice, and motor speech disorders.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
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| Course Description | The aim of this course is to provide detailed knowledge about clinical practices in all areas of speech and language therapy, ensure the comprehension of screening, measurement, and interview methods, and acquire information on the comprehensive and accurate assessment of encountered cases using the appropriate tools. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introduction to the Course and Conceptual Framework (Purpose of assessment, ICF model, evidence-based practice) |
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2nd Week |
Case History and Interviewing Techniques (Family/client interview, taking developmental history) |
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3rd Week |
Types of Assessment and Psychometric Foundations (Formal/informal, reliability, validity, norms) |
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4th Week |
Assessment of Early Communication (Pre-linguistic skills, joint attention, early warning signs) |
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5th Week |
Language Assessment I (Receptive/expressive language, standardized tests, language sampling, MLU) |
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6th Week |
Language Assessment II (Assessment of pragmatic skills, narrative and discourse analysis) |
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7th Week |
Midterm Exam |
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8th Week |
Assessment of Speech Sound Disorders (Articulation, phonological assessment) |
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9th Week |
Assessment of Fluency Disorders (SSI-4, types of disfluency, TOCS-TR, OASES) |
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10th Week |
Assessment of Voice Disorders (GRBAS/CAPE-V, acoustic/aerodynamic measurements) |
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11th Week |
Assessment of Motor Speech Disorders (Dysarthria, apraxia) |
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12th Week |
Assessment in Special Populations (ASD, intellectual disability, multilingualism) |
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13th Week |
Assessment in Adult/Acquired Disorders (Aphasia, cognitive-communication disorders) |
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14th Week |
Report Writing and Differential Diagnosis (Assessment report format, telepractice) |
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15th Week |
Case Presentations / Practical Exam |
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16th Week |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Shipley, K. G., & mcafee, J. G. (2015). Assessment in speech-language pathology: A resource manual. Nelson Education.
Course notes
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
- Problem Solving
- Practice
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
| Total(%) |
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40 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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40 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
60 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
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| Individual or group work |
14 |
1 |
14 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
20 |
20 |
| Course hours |
15 |
5 |
75 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
10 |
10 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
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| Final exam |
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| Homework |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Total Work Load | 121 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 4.03 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 4 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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