The MINT Sprint: Exploring a Fast Administration Procedure with an Expanded Multilingual Naming Test.
The MINT Sprint: Exploring a Fast Administration Procedure with an Expanded Multilingual Naming Test.
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10.1017/s1355617721001004
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2022-09
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Gollan TH
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Garcia DL;Gollan TH
本研究探讨了时间压力管理的扩展多语言测试（MINT）将改善或损害双语语言能力和语言优势的评估。80名西班牙语-英语双语者观看了一个包含80张MINT-Sprint图片的网格，并被要求在3分钟内以每种语言的平衡顺序命名尽可能多的图片。由四名西班牙语-英语双语母语者进行的口语能力面试提供了独立的熟练程度评估。双语者还自我评估他们的熟练程度，完成了伍德科克-穆尼奥斯的两个子测试，以及一个快速翻译识别测试。我们在两分钟后比较了分数，第一次通过所有的图片，第二次通过，双语者被提示尝试命名跳过的项目。MINT Sprint和包括原始MINT项目的子集分数与口语能力面试分数高度相关，用于预测语言优势的程度-匹配或优于所有其他措施。自我评级提供了较弱的措施（特别是平衡程度-即，双语指数分数），并没有解释任何独特的变化，在衡量语言优势的程度时，考虑与第二遍命名分数。2分钟的评分程序并没有改善，似乎并不妨碍评估的绝对水平，但提示尝试命名跳过项目改善评估的语言优势和命名分数，特别是在非优势语言。时间紧迫的快速命名节省了时间，但不会显著影响熟练程度的评估。然而，词汇知识的广度可能与检索速度一样重要，以最大限度地提高水平评估的准确性。
The present study examined if time-pressured administration of an expanded Multilingual Naming Test (MINT) would improve or compromise assessment of bilingual language proficiency and language dominance. Eighty Spanish–English bilinguals viewed a grid with 80 MINT-Sprint pictures and were asked to name as many pictures as possible in 3 min in each language in counterbalanced order. An Oral Proficiency Interview rated by four native Spanish–English bilinguals provided independent assessment of proficiency level. Bilinguals also self-rated their proficiency, completed two subtests of the Woodcock-Muñoz, and a speeded translation recognition test. We compared scores after 2 min, a first-pass through all the pictures, and a second-pass in which bilinguals were prompted to try to name skipped items. The MINT Sprint and a subset score including original MINT items were highly correlated with Oral Proficiency Interview scores for predicting the degree of language dominance – matching or outperforming all other measures. Self-ratings provided weaker measures (especially of degree of balance – i.e., bilingual index scores) and did not explain any unique variance in measuring the degree of language dominance when considered together with second-pass naming scores. The 2-min scoring procedure did not improve and appeared not to hamper assessment of absolute proficiency level but prompting to try to name skipped items improved assessment of language dominance and naming scores, especially in the nondominant language. Time-pressured rapid naming saves time without significantly compromising assessment of proficiency level. However, breadth of vocabulary knowledge may be as important as retrieval speed for maximizing the accuracy in proficiency assessment.