Successfully Translating Language and Culture when Adapting Assessment Measures

Autor/inn/en	Bornman, Juan; Sevcik, Rose A.; Romski, MaryAnn; Pae, Hye Kyeong
Titel	Successfully Translating Language and Culture when Adapting Assessment Measures
Quelle	In: Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 7 (2010) 2, S.111-118 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1741-1122
DOI	10.1111/j.1741-1130.2010.00254.x
Schlagwörter	Multilingualism; Disabilities; Preschool Children; Evaluation Methods; Cultural Context; Translation; Cultural Awareness; Diagnostic Tests; Measures (Individuals); English; Indo European Languages; Foreign Countries; Questionnaires; Guidelines; Allied Health Personnel; South Africa; Mullen Scales of Early Learning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Handicap; Behinderung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Messdaten; English language; Englisch; Indoeuropäisch; Ausland; Fragebogen; Richtlinien; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	A need exists for culturally valid and reliable developmental assessment tools for children with disabilities that are able to accommodate multiple languages. One way in which this goal can be achieved is through test translations. The purpose of this preliminary study was to examine the use of translations of select developmental assessment instruments from English to Afrikaans and from one cultural context to another (Western to South African). Specifically, we examined children's performance on two measures of development: the "Mullen Scales of Early Learning" and the "Ages and Stages Questionnaires (ASQ)." Both measures were completed for 47 typically developing South African preschool children between 3 and 6 years of age. The Mullen was completed by a speech and language therapist and the ASQ by a parent. Both of the measures used yielded similar results, and compared favorably with the existing norms. The procedures provide a framework for expanding such adaptations in other applications. (As Provided).
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