title: Criterion validity of the Language Background Questionnaire: a self-assessment instrument.
abstract: The present investigation examined relationships between the Language Background Questionnaire (LBQ) self-assessed sign language skills. LBQ self-assessed spoken communication skills, and formal independent sign and spoken communication skills assessments of young adults who are deaf or hard of hearing. Results indicated a high degree of congruence between self-assessed communication skills and formal independent assessments of communication skills. The findings establish reasonable criterion validity for the LBQ regarding self-assessed sign language and spoken communication skills.
authors.affiliation: Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences, State University of New York-Geneseo 14454, USA.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Metz
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Caccamise
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gustafson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012647:Self-Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires