Development of High And Low Predictable English Sentence Test (EHLPS)

Abstract

In an everyday situation there is a combination of high and low predictable sentences. The present study aimed at developing an English High Predictable-Low Predictable Sentence test for Non-Native English speakers (EHLPS). The test was administered on twenty normal hearing and eleven individuals with mild-to-moderate sensorineural hearing loss. The responses were scored in terms of high and low predictable target words and key words in the sentences. The statistical analysis of the data revealed that there was a significant difference between the normal group and individuals with hearing impairment on the EHLPS for both key word and target word scoring. The developed test has been found to be useful in determining the perceptual problems in individuals having hearing loss. Hence it may be used as a part of diagnostic test battery and for pre and post therapy evaluations in individuals having auditory perceptual problems.