BriCQ4

True/False: Case series designs provide the highest level of external evidence.

• True

• False

The primary purpose of a PICO question is:

• To identify key terms for a literature search

• To identify the clinical question

• To determine whether or not the EBP decision can be generalized

• Optional; each clinician decides whether or not this step is warranted

Which of the following is not an example of internal evidence?

• The SLP considers data taken on a client over the past year.

• The client’s family has expressed cultural needs/concerns with particular approaches.

• The administration has set policy guiding scheduling of clients.

• The SLP does not particularly enjoy providing a certain therapy approach.

In EBP decisions, the strongest external evidence comes from high-quality

• Experimental designs

• Case study designs

• Single-subject designs

• Quasi-experimental designs

A clinician in the public school chooses a new treatment approach for a student on her caseload based on a recent article in Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools. This clinician has:

• Used EBP practice to guide her clinical decisions

• Considered external evidence to make her decision

• Considered internal evidence to make her decision

• Used EBP practice to guide her clinical decisions AND Considered external evidence to make her decision

True or False: Basic interpersonal communication skills (BICS) is a higher level of language complexity than cognitive academic language proficiency (CALP).

• True

• False

An idiolect is

• Each person’s unique way of speaking

• A variety of a language dependent on context

• A rule-governed variant of a language

• The way individuals pronounce their words

Which of the following is an alternative assessment format?

• Back translation

• Accent modification

• Language sample analysis

• Dialect density

A holistic view of bilingualism means that

• Every bilingual person has his or her own way of speaking

• The languages of bilinguals are an integrated whole

• Bilinguals speak in the same way as monolinguals

• Bilinguals have difficulty organizing their thoughts

. The possibility of misdiagnosing an individual with cultural or linguistic differences can be decreased by

• Using one test

• Assuming that support personnel are trained

• Using a variety of assessment formats and tools

• Using translated tests