In a qualitative pilot with 10 speech-language pathology graduate students, most felt the Simucase assessment cases lacked authenticity because they included too few behavioral modifications¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r3 · q1 · n=10
Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2024: tool and model accuracy changes quickly

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q1 i? In two focus groups with 10 first- and second-semester SLP graduate students at one Midwestern university, most participants reported a lack of behavioral modifications in the Simucase child speech-and-language assessment cases, which they felt was not authentic to younger clients, who may present with behavioral concerns in person. → Elliott 2021

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Elliott 2021¶

Elliott, H., & Brumbaugh, K. (2021). Student Perceptions of a Simulated Clinical Experience: A Pilot Study. Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences & Disorders, 5(1), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.30707/TLCSD5.1.1624982519.538001

q1 · qualitative phenomenological pilot (two focus groups, no comparison) · i? · no effect size reported · n=10 · qualitative · r3

Focus-group theme from a qualitative phenomenological pilot: two focus groups (four and six students) of first- and second-semester graduate students at a rural public graduate school in the Midwest, after an eight-week summer 2019 clinical practicum in child speech and language assessment run on Simucase. The finding is participants' perception of the cases, not a measurement of them, and one participant said they preferred the cases with real people to the simulated or computer-voice ones. The case history portion produced the most frustration and nonspecific clicking. The authors link this to Ellis's (2017) finding on wanting more real-life occurrences.

"Another finding was that most participants reported that there was a lack of behavioral modifications incorporated into the cases. Participants indicated this was not authentic, as many younger clients may present with behavioral concerns in person."

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