title: Nonstandardized assessment approaches for individuals with traumatic brain injuries.
abstract: Nonstandardized assessment procedures serve a variety of purposes, including determining competencies in domains for which there are no standardized tests, describing performance in the context of real-world settings and activities, and exploring the effects of systematic changes in communication and cognitive demands and partner supports. This article reviews evidence on the use of nonstandardized procedures for the assessment of individuals with traumatic brain injury and offers recommendations for the use of the procedures that are supported by the available evidence.
authors.affiliation: Communication Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-1085, USA. coelho@uconn.edu
authors.forename: Carl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Coelho
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ylvisaker
authors.forename: Lyn S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Turkstra
mesh_terms: D001037:Aphasia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007807:Language Tests / Q000592:standards; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics; D012015:Reference Standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013068:Speech Production Measurement / Q000592:standards