Adolescent CI users perform weakest on connected discourse comprehension and abstract verbal reasoning subtests¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i? The WISC Comprehension subtest (mean 6.8) and CELF Understanding Spoken Paragraphs (mean 7.6) were the poorest performances, both more than 1 SD below hearing age-mates. → Geers Ann E. 2011

Evidence¶

Geers Ann E. 2011¶

Geers Ann E., Sedey Allison L. (2011). Language and Verbal Reasoning Skills in Adolescents with 10 or More Years of Cochlear Implant Experience. Ear and Hearing. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3157037/

q3 · i? · associational · r2

Results section (Table 2) reports subtest-level means for the CI-HS sample: Comprehension mean 6.8 (65% within normal limits) and Understanding Spoken Paragraphs mean 7.6 (69%), the lowest of the administered subtests, versus means of 9.3-9.4 on Information and Similarities.

"The Comprehension subtest resulted in the poorest performance, with an average scaled score of 6.8, slightly more than 1 SD below average."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Oral Language — outcome: instruction changes it

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