A new publication with an impact-factor

Can language assessment for post-stroke aphasia be conducted online? Are the results of the online assessment valid? What modifications are necessary for the online assessments to be successful?

These questions are investigated in a study conducted by our colleague, Lilla Zakariás, with the participation of former master’s students in special education at the Aphasia and Individual Differences Research Group. The publication, featured in the prestigious journal Aphasiology, examined the online applicability and validity of the Comprehensive Aphasia Test-Hungarian (CAT-H).

The study suggests that, with necessary modifications, the CAT-H can be administered online, and the results of the online assessment are valid and are nearly identical to those of in-person assessments. Satisfaction questionnaires indicated that people with aphasia are willing to participate in online assessments.

To date, there has been little international research focused on online aphasia assessments. Moreover, this article is the first to provide data on the online administration of the CAT, despite the test being widely used in many languages. The article’s supplemental material includes a detailed protocol for the online test administration used in the research.

The article can be accessed by clicking here.

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