68    SAJCD • Vol 59 • DECEMBER 2012

CPD December 2012

1. True (A) or false (B):
Research has shown that very low birth weight has a severe impact on 
hearing.

2. True (A) or false (B):
In developed countries like the USA HIV is included as a high risk 
factor for hearing loss.

3. True (A) or false (B):
A study on neonates with very low birth weight showed that exposure 
to ototoxic medication was the most commonly occurring risk factor 
for hearing loss.

4. True (A) or false (B):
Context-specific risk factors are relevant for effective targeted hearing 
screening protocols.

5. True (A) or false (B):
A study on neonates with very low birth weight revealed a statistically 
significant relationship between risk factors and distortion product oto-
acoustic emissions (DPOAE) screening results.

6. True (A) or false (B):
The relationship between language, mathematics and numeracy is well 
understood.

7. True (A) or false (B):
Internalisation refers to learning that occurs on a social plane.

8. True (A) or false (B):
Cognitive academic language proficiency (CALP) typically precedes 
the development of basic interactive communicative skills (BICS).

9. True (A) or false (B):
Research revealed that teacher expectations of learners’ achievement in 
low-income communities are typically low. 

10. True (A) or false (B):
Owing to their cost-effectiveness, cochlear implants are used in high 
volumes worldwide.

11. True (A) or false (B):
In the UK, individuals and families carry some direct costs for cochlear 
implant services.

12. True (A) or false (B):
The first multi-channel cochlear implantation in South Africa took 
place in 1989.

13. True (A) or false (B):
The total cost for an adult cochlear implantation in South Africa is less 
than for a child.

14. True (A) or false (B):
A similar number of vowels are used in most spoken languages.

15. True (A) or false (B):
A Swahili screening test for speech in neurological disorders was 
developed for sole use by speech therapists.

16. True (A) or false (B):
The Swahili speech screening test included a swallowing assessment.

17. True (A) or false (B):
The speech loudness of patients with Parkinson’s disease and the 
control group differed significantly with the Swahili speech screening 
test.

18. True (A) or false (B):
Stress and intonation patterns have an impact on the translation of 
English test items into isiZulu.

19. True (A) or false (B):
Male participants often used the word ‘please’ during the translation of 
Western Aphasia Battery (WAB) test items.

20. True (A) or false (B):
Spatial release of masking (SRM) refers to the improvement in speech 
perception as a result of spatial separation of speech and noise when 
listening with both ears.

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