Inter-Rater Reliability of Perceptual Stuttering Severity Using Real-Time Tracking Software

Saturday, 7:00am to 8:00am
Windgate Hall
SP31
The purpose of the study was to determine the presence of inter-rater reliability across two methods of perceptual rating of stuttering severity. The two methods included: Real-Time Perceptual Tracking software-mouse wheel scroll method and Real-Time Perceptual Tracking software-mouse hover method. The participants included a total of six first- and second-year speech-language pathology graduate students at Missouri State University. The participants listened to 10 recorded speech samples each lasting approximately one minute in duration. While listening to each sample, they were asked to rate the severity of stuttering they perceived in real-time using either the mouse wheel scroll or mouse hover method. Ratings using the mouse wheel scroll method involved use of a Likert-type rating scale of severity ranging from one not at all severe to seven very severe. The mouse hover method involved use of a severity scale ranging from one not at all severe to 100 very severe. This study provided the basis for future research into Real-Time Perceptual Tracking software methods which could potentially lead to implementation of these methods into clinical practice.
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Adult