Factors Associated with Scores of Test of Question-Answer Interaction Development on Hearing-Disabled Children during the Preschool Period

DOI 14 References Open Access
  • Saito Yusuke
    Department of Education, Daito Bunka University
  • Tanaka Mizuki
    Wakaba-en, Himawari Gakuen Comprehensive Rehabilitation Center for Disabled Children
  • Mezawa Eiko
    Wakaba-en, Himawari Gakuen Comprehensive Rehabilitation Center for Disabled Children

Bibliographic Information

Other Title
  • 小学校就学前にある難聴幼児の質問-応答関係検査による成績を規定する要因の検討

Search this article

Description

For children with hearing disabilities, the acquisition of basic Japanese pragmatic competence skills during the preschool period is one of the important predictors for inclusive elementary school adaptation. The purpose of this study was to investigate factors associated with pragmatic competence skills, including analogy, of such children during this period in Japan. The participants were 33 children who had graduated from a preschool day care center for the hearing impaired between 2006 and 2012. Their spoken Japanese pragmatic competence skills were measured using the "Test of Question-Answer Interaction Development," or "TQAID" (Toyama, H. et al., 1994). Pearson correlation analysis was performed to identify factors associated with the TQAID scores. The results indicated that the following factors had a significant correlation with the TQAID score: (1) hearing level of the unaided better-hearing ear, (2) hearing level with hearing aids or cochlear implants, (3) verbal IQ score on the WISC-R, (4) non-verbal IQ score on the WISC-R, and (5) parent involvement. Multiple regression analysis showed that hearing level with hearing aids or cochlear implants and non-verbal IQ score on the WISC-R explained 34% of variances in TQAID scores. These results confirm the importance of maintaining a suitable hearing level, by fitting hearing aids or cochlear implants, to enable spoken Japanese pragmatic competence development among hearing-disabled preschool children in Japan.

Journal

References(14)*help

See more

Related Projects

See more

Keywords

Details 詳細情報について

Report a problem

Back to top