The Measurement of Auditory Abilities of Blind, Partially Sighted, and Sighted Children

摘要

A battery of 26 auditory tests was given to groupsof 30 blind, partially sighted, and sighted children.Primary factors defined by the tests correspondedclosely to those previously found with a similarbattery (Stankov & Horn, in press). Overall, theblind and sighted were equal on most of theabilities measured by the tests; however, differencescould be observed if particular primaries wereconsidered. Blind children performed better on testsmeasuring tonal memory but worse on tests ofmasking and rhythm. The partially sighted groupdemonstrated poorer performance than the othertwo groups; this was attributed to possible cognitiveand/or personality problems in addition to thoseassociated with reduced vision.