Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Reliability and Validity01:29

Reliability and Validity

12.7K
Reliability and validity are two important considerations that must be made with any type of data collection. Reliability refers to the ability to consistently produce a given result. In the context of psychological research, this would mean that any instruments or tools used to collect data do so in consistent, reproducible ways.
12.7K
Language Development01:22

Language Development

357
Children master language quickly and with relative ease, supported by both biological predisposition and reinforcement. B. F. Skinner (1957) proposed that language is learned through reinforcement, while Noam Chomsky (1965) argued that language acquisition mechanisms are biologically determined.
The critical period for language acquisition suggests that the ability to acquire language is at its peak early in life. As people age, this proficiency decreases. Language development begins very...
357
Measures of Intelligence01:29

Measures of Intelligence

7.2K
Psychologists measure intelligence by using standardized tests that produce a score known as the intelligence quotient or IQ. To understand IQ tests, it's important to recognize the key principles behind their construction: validity, reliability, and standardization.
Validity refers to how well a test measures what it claims to measure. An intelligence test should accurately assess intelligence rather than another characteristic, like anxiety. Criterion validity is one way to evaluate this;...
7.2K

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Multimodal Data Approaches for Examining the 2024-2025 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Outbreak in the United States: Descriptive Study.

JMIR public health and surveillance·2026
Same author

Omics-driven plant breeding through phenomics-enviromics crosstalk.

Nature communications·2026
Same author

Unified framework for the ingestion of early epidemic data for downstream data analytics.

Wellcome open research·2026
Same author

Lung mucosal and systemic responses at single-cell resolution in an aerosolized Mycobacterium bovis BCG human challenge model.

Cell reports. Medicine·2026
Same author

Global approaches to infectious disease surveillance and modeling.

Nature medicine·2026
Same author

Decoding and vocabulary improvements mediate sustained gains in reading comprehension: Evidence from a randomised controlled trial of a multicomponent reading intervention.

Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines·2026

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jun 25, 2025

Author Spotlight: Validation of SICOLE-R for Assessing Cognitive and Reading Skills in Spanish-Speaking Children and Its Role in Personalized Education
09:00

Author Spotlight: Validation of SICOLE-R for Assessing Cognitive and Reading Skills in Spanish-Speaking Children and Its Role in Personalized Education

Published on: August 16, 2024

753

LanguageScreen: The Development, Validation, and Standardization of an Automated Language Assessment App.

Charles Hulme1,2, Joshua McGrane3, Mihaela Duta4

  • 1Department of Education, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools
|May 22, 2024
PubMed
Summary

A new mobile app, LanguageScreen, helps educators identify children with language difficulties early. This tool supports literacy development by assessing oral language skills in young learners.

More Related Videos

Practical Methodology of Cognitive Tasks Within a Navigational Assessment
05:19

Practical Methodology of Cognitive Tasks Within a Navigational Assessment

Published on: June 1, 2015

13.6K
Iterative Development of an Innovative Smartphone-Based Dietary Assessment Tool: Traqq
04:54

Iterative Development of an Innovative Smartphone-Based Dietary Assessment Tool: Traqq

Published on: March 19, 2021

4.6K

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jun 25, 2025

Author Spotlight: Validation of SICOLE-R for Assessing Cognitive and Reading Skills in Spanish-Speaking Children and Its Role in Personalized Education
09:00

Author Spotlight: Validation of SICOLE-R for Assessing Cognitive and Reading Skills in Spanish-Speaking Children and Its Role in Personalized Education

Published on: August 16, 2024

753
Practical Methodology of Cognitive Tasks Within a Navigational Assessment
05:19

Practical Methodology of Cognitive Tasks Within a Navigational Assessment

Published on: June 1, 2015

13.6K
Iterative Development of an Innovative Smartphone-Based Dietary Assessment Tool: Traqq
04:54

Iterative Development of an Innovative Smartphone-Based Dietary Assessment Tool: Traqq

Published on: March 19, 2021

4.6K

Area of Science:

  • Speech and Language Pathology
  • Educational Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology

Background:

  • Oral language proficiency is foundational for academic success, particularly in literacy development.
  • Early identification of language difficulties is crucial for effective educational intervention.
  • Teachers require accessible tools to assess children's language abilities in school settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and standardize a mobile application, LanguageScreen, for assessing children's oral language skills.
  • To provide education professionals with a reliable tool for identifying potential language impairments.
  • To support early intervention strategies by facilitating language assessment in schools.

Main Methods:

  • Standardization involved approximately 350,000 children aged 3 to 8 years.
  • LanguageScreen screened for receptive and expressive language skills.
  • Rasch scaling was employed to ensure item unidimensionality and appropriate difficulty.

Main Results:

  • LanguageScreen demonstrated excellent psychometric properties, including high reliability and good fit to the Rasch model.
  • Minimal differential item functioning was observed across key student demographics.
  • Girls generally outperformed boys, and children with English as an additional language scored lower than monolingual peers.

Conclusions:

  • LanguageScreen offers a user-friendly, reliable, and child-centered method for identifying language difficulties.
  • The app can enhance teacher awareness of language variations and their educational implications.
  • Widespread use in schools can promote timely support for children with language challenges.