Development and evaluation of Tamil Matrix Sentence Test Performance in young adults
ABSTRACT Purpose The purpose of the study was to develop the Tamil Matrix Sentence Test (TMST) and evaluate the performance of a group of young adults with normal hearing on the developed test. The developed sentences were also administered at varying intensities to obtain a performance-intensity (...
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| description | ABSTRACT Purpose The purpose of the study was to develop the Tamil Matrix Sentence Test (TMST) and evaluate the performance of a group of young adults with normal hearing on the developed test. The developed sentences were also administered at varying intensities to obtain a performance-intensity (PI) function. Methods A base matrix with 10 sentences containing 5 words each with a total of 50 words was used to develop the TMST. The sentences had a fixed semantic sentence structure of Tamil language in the order of noun, number, adjective, object and verb. The developed test consisted of 30 lists with 10 sentences in each list. The performance of 60 young adults with normal hearing aged 18 to 24 years across the 30 lists were compared for list equivalency. To obtain the PI function the sentences were administered on 20 young adults with normal hearing at intensities from 20 dB HL to 100 dB HL in 10 dB increments. The performance across the intensity levels were compared. Results The 30 lists of TMST were found to be acoustically equivalent. However, few lists showed significant difference in the scores obtained on them compared to the rest of the lists. The PI function revealed a saturation in performance beyond 40 dB HL. Conclusion From the results it was construed that TMST can be used to evaluate the speech identification abilities of Tamil speaking listeners. Multiple lists offer the advantage of retesting without the influence of practice or listeners memorizing the test material. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e1bb6d0c0e4e4cf18acf8cc713a844a92023-09-19T07:41:55ZengSociedade Brasileira de FonoaudiologiaCoDAS2317-17822023-09-0136110.1590/2317-1782/20232022263Development and evaluation of Tamil Matrix Sentence Test Performance in young adultsRamya Vaidyanathhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4093-0424Neethi Jesudasshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6051-8990Thaaranya Krishnamoorthy Acharihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2393-7125ABSTRACT Purpose The purpose of the study was to develop the Tamil Matrix Sentence Test (TMST) and evaluate the performance of a group of young adults with normal hearing on the developed test. The developed sentences were also administered at varying intensities to obtain a performance-intensity (PI) function. Methods A base matrix with 10 sentences containing 5 words each with a total of 50 words was used to develop the TMST. The sentences had a fixed semantic sentence structure of Tamil language in the order of noun, number, adjective, object and verb. The developed test consisted of 30 lists with 10 sentences in each list. The performance of 60 young adults with normal hearing aged 18 to 24 years across the 30 lists were compared for list equivalency. To obtain the PI function the sentences were administered on 20 young adults with normal hearing at intensities from 20 dB HL to 100 dB HL in 10 dB increments. The performance across the intensity levels were compared. Results The 30 lists of TMST were found to be acoustically equivalent. However, few lists showed significant difference in the scores obtained on them compared to the rest of the lists. The PI function revealed a saturation in performance beyond 40 dB HL. Conclusion From the results it was construed that TMST can be used to evaluate the speech identification abilities of Tamil speaking listeners. Multiple lists offer the advantage of retesting without the influence of practice or listeners memorizing the test material.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2317-17822024000100302&lng=en&tlng=enMatrix Sentence TestSpeech Identification ScorePerformance-Intensity FunctionNormativeYoung Adults |
| spellingShingle | Ramya Vaidyanath Neethi Jesudass Thaaranya Krishnamoorthy Achari Development and evaluation of Tamil Matrix Sentence Test Performance in young adults CoDAS Matrix Sentence Test Speech Identification Score Performance-Intensity Function Normative Young Adults |
| title | Development and evaluation of Tamil Matrix Sentence Test Performance in young adults |
| title_full | Development and evaluation of Tamil Matrix Sentence Test Performance in young adults |
| title_fullStr | Development and evaluation of Tamil Matrix Sentence Test Performance in young adults |
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| title_short | Development and evaluation of Tamil Matrix Sentence Test Performance in young adults |
| title_sort | development and evaluation of tamil matrix sentence test performance in young adults |
| topic | Matrix Sentence Test Speech Identification Score Performance-Intensity Function Normative Young Adults |
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