The popular and effective Expressive One-Word Picture Vocabulary Test (EOWPVT) and the Receptive One-Word Picture Vocabulary Test (ROWPVT) have been revised. The following are some of the new features of the 2000 editions:
- All test plate illustrations are now in full colour with drawings that are easy to interpret and that better hold the examinee's interest.
- National norms for ages 2-0 through 18-11 are based on a current (1999) representative sample of individuals residing in the United States.
- Many test items have been replaced and added, and items have been screened for bias.
- The tests have been co-normed so that meaningful comparisons of an individual's expressive and receptive language can be made.
The EOWPVT-2000 includes new administration procedures that permit the examiner to prompt or cue examinees, allowing them to attend to the relevant aspects of each illustration.
As a result of these changes, users of the 2000 editions will find that these tests meet a high standard of technical development, are easy to use, and have great appeal to examinees.
The EOWPVT-2000 measures a child's verbal expression of language by asking the child to make word-picture associations. In administration, the examiner shows the child pictures and the child provides names for those pictures.
In addition to providing information about how a child processes language, the test provides information about the following:
- Speech defects
- Learning disorders
- English fluency of a bilingual child
- Auditory processing
- Auditory-visual-verbal association ability
The EOWPVT can be administered individually in 10 to 15 minutes and can be scored in 5 minutes or less.
The ROWPVT-2000 provides an assessment of receptive vocabulary and is designed as a companion test to the EOWPVT. The child indicates (from four possible alternatives) the picture that represents a word spoken by the examiner. The ROWPVT is ideal for use with children who are bilingual, speech impaired, immature and withdrawn, or emotionally and physically impaired. When used along with the EOWPVT, accurate comparisons can be made between a student's receptive and expressive vocabulary skills. The test is individually administered and can be completed and scored in 20 minutes.
