Normalization of listening skills inventory in educational environment(revised)

Normalization work of Listening Skills Inventory in Educational Environment (Revised) is made with proper qualifications. With this version it is intended to scan Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) in schools and clinics. This is the first inventory used in Turkey for scanning. Thanks to Listening Inventory for Education-Revised (LIFE-R), through the eyes of students and teachers, students' listening skills during education, reasons of difficulties while listening and self-defence skills are determined and it is contributed to the identification of individuals and adapting to their environment. In this study, 115 students aged between 9-18 that have not any diagnosed hearing, speech and learning problem, studying in a randomly selected primary or high school of Directorate of National Education in Ankara and Kırıkkale, and their teachers were included. Turkish adaptation of the inventory is made in control of two instructor mastered both Turkish and English in English Language and Literature, an Audiology and Speech Disorders instructor and an Educational Audiology specialist / lecturer . Work of language validdity of the inventory was done, after the necessary regulations it is determined to have the linguistic equivalence, reliability and validity analysis were performed. In order to determine reliability of inventory, Cronbach's alpha internal consistency coefficient for the scale and subscales were calculated. These high values showed that the scale is a reliable measurement tool. As a result of obtaining evidence for the validity of structure, it is seen that the original form is appropriate for five-factor structure and as a result of factor analysis it is found to have high load values. Looking at consistency in terms of substances in scale, there is a significant positive correlation between total scores of original form and Turkish form. Moreover, equivalence with the sense in original culture of the scale is provided. EODBE, adapted into Turkish and organized with expert opinion and approval has taken its place in literature as a reliable behavioral test for screening SIBB in Turkey.