Evaluation of the Mandarin Fricative-Affricate (MFA) nonsense word test training module among audiologists and audiology students
The Mandarin Fricative-Affricate (MFA) Nonsense Word Test was developed to assess the speech perception of Malaysian Mandarin-speaking adult clients. However, the language barrier makes it difficult for the audiologists and the audiology students who do not speak Mandarin to administer the test....
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2025
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25888/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25888/1/Sains_Kesihatan_23_1_3.pdf |
| Summary: | The Mandarin Fricative-Affricate (MFA) Nonsense Word Test was developed to assess the speech perception of
Malaysian Mandarin-speaking adult clients. However, the language barrier makes it difficult for the audiologists
and the audiology students who do not speak Mandarin to administer the test. Therefore, this study aimed to
develop and evaluate a training module for the MFA Nonsense Word Test and measure the changes in confidence
and perception of audiology students towards administering the MFA Nonsense Word Test. The training module
consisted of (1) self-learning using a user manual and seven training videos and (2) practical sessions. This study
consisted of two phases: (1) content validation of the user manual, and (2) workshop training. Six audiologists
were involved in Phase I. The adapted Suitability Assessment of Materials (SAM) was used to measure the content
validation of the user manual. The user manual was proven valid with an excellent content validity index (CVI) of
0.83. Thirty four audiology students participated in Phase II. The questionnaire for assessing the confidence and
perception of the participants toward administering the MFA Nonsense Word Test was distributed at three time
points: pre-workshop, pre-practical, and post-workshop. The participants were also required to evaluate the face
validity of the training videos using the Patient’s Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT). The training
videos obtained a high face validity score of 98.7%. Friedman’s Test showed that there were significant changes
in confidence [χ2 (2)=51.74, p<0.05] and perception [χ2 (2)=48.59, p<0.05] over the three time points. The finding
indicated that the training module has effectively improved the audiology students’ confidence and perception in
administering the MFA Nonsense Word Test. |
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