Adapting tests of sign language assessment for other sign languages - A review of linguistic, cultural, and psychometric problems

Tobias Haug; Wolfgang Mann

doi:10.1093/deafed/enm027

Adapting tests of sign language assessment for other sign languages - A review of linguistic, cultural, and psychometric problems

Tobias Haug, Wolfgang Mann

School of Education

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Abstract

Given the current lack of appropriate assessment tools for measuring deaf children's sign language skills, many test developers have used existing tests of other sign languages as templates to measure the sign language used by deaf people in their country

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	138-147
Journal	JOURNAL OF DEAF STUDIES AND DEAF EDUCATION
Volume	13
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/deafed/enm027
Publication status	Published - 2008

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