Development of Revised Token Test in Oriya

Abstract

The present study is aimed at adapting the Revised Token Test into Oriya (RTT-0) language based on the principles of the original English version (Mc Neil & Prescott, 1978) and Kannada version (Veena, 1982). The adaptation of the test was done in three phases- listing of the test stimuli, development of test material and the administration of the test. The scores obtained on the test were subjected to appropriate statistical analysis. The level of performances in terms of comprehension ability on the RTT-0 in normal population across age group 20-60 years was documented and then compared with the performance of the aphasic group. The findings of the present study revealed that the performances of males and females across subtests in different age groups did not differ significantly. The younger age groups (20-30 years) were better in their performance in comparison to the older age groups (30-40, 40-50 and 50-60 years). Obvious differences were observed among the persons with respect to the response patterns such as promptness, responsiveness, self-correction and sub-vocal rehearsals. Aging, memory span, attention are described in context to this. Hence, a reorganization of the test is recommended thereof A hierarchy in the magnitude of comprehension deficits was exhibited by the normal participants on the various subtests. The aphasic participants performed relatively poorer than the normal participants. Cognitive and/or auditory processing deficits have been implicated from the responses of most of the aphasics. This study underscores the importance of a thorough assessment of auditory comprehension and its implication in drawing a profile of a person with aphasia and documenting even the subtle deficits in auditory comprehension among the different aphasic types and that research should be orientated at ameliorating the language specific test development in a multilingual country as India