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The Renfrew Word Finding Scale is unsuitable for Indian and White Durban English-speaking children. Both groups scored significantly lower than British norms, with Indian children performing worse, indicating a need for test revision.

Area of Science:

  • Speech and Language Pathology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Cross-cultural Psychology

Background:

  • The Renfrew Word Finding Scale is a standardized tool for assessing expressive vocabulary.
  • Assessing expressive vocabulary in diverse linguistic and cultural groups requires culturally appropriate instruments.
  • Previous research has highlighted potential cross-cultural variations in language assessment tools.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the suitability of the Renfrew Word Finding Scale for Indian and White Durban English-speaking children.
  • To compare the performance of these children to established British norms.
  • To identify potential lexical or item-related challenges within the scale for these populations.

Main Methods:

  • Administered the Renfrew Word Finding Scale to 30 Indian (Group A) and 30 White (Group B) children aged 8-9 years.

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  • Statistically compared mean raw scores and mean mental ages to British norms.
  • Conducted item analyses to examine group-specific lexical characteristics and item difficulties.

    • Main Results:

    • Both Indian and White Durban English-speaking children performed significantly below British norms.
    • Indian children (Group A) scored significantly lower than White children (Group B).
    • Item analyses revealed specific difficulties, suggesting lexical or cultural influences.

    Conclusions:

    • The Renfrew Word Finding Scale, in its current form, is not suitable for assessing expressive vocabulary in Indian and White Durban English-speaking children.
    • The findings suggest a need for cultural adaptation or revision of the scale for use with these populations.
    • Further research is warranted to explore linguistic and cultural factors influencing performance on expressive vocabulary assessments.