title: Evaluation of the Words with Ipsilateral Competition test.
abstract: The Words with Ipsilateral Competition test was examined for test-retest reliability, item difficulty, and list differences. Results revealed that: (a) many test words contributed little or nothing to the overall test results; (b) list 1 and list 3 were not homogeneous in terms of item difficulty; (c) test performance was influenced by list order, and (d) test-retest reliability correlations were low but significant with test-retest differences ranging from -12% to 32%. Based on the present findings, it was recommended that use of the Words with Ipsilateral Competition test be discontinued until the test is revised.
authors.affiliation: Department of Communicative Disorders, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, Elborn College, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Stouffer
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention; D001308:Auditory Perceptual Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D004007:Dichotic Listening Tests / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006313:Hearing Loss, Central / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006320:Hearing Tests / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012016:Reference Values; D013063:Speech Discrimination Tests / Q000379:methods*; D013067:Speech Perception