Learning Effects with a Mono-Syllable Intelligibility Test
1983 Volume 26 Issue 3 Pages 178-182
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1983 Volume 26 Issue 3 Pages 178-182
The purpose of this study was to examine learning effects with repeated administration of a Japanese mono-syllable intelligibility test. The subjects were 10 junior and high school students with sensorineural hearing loss. The test was conducted 10 times, once every consecutive day.
The results showed marked improvement over trials in 5 out of 6 subjects who scored more than 20 percent correct in the initial test. The intelligibility scores improved 15-20 percent by the 6th testing, and slight changes were observed afterwards.
The subjects who scored less than 10 percent correct in the initial test remained almost the same throughout the practice.
It was pointed out that we had to be very careful in using a mono-syllable intelligibility test for evaluation of functions of hearing aids, and of auditory training results.
