AAC Performance Report

Subject Number: 123LAM data file
DOB: XXXX-YY-ZZ (Age: ) Date of Report:
Language Representation Methods: (check all available)Location:
     OWS;  X  SEM;  X  SMP;  X  SPE;  X  WPR;*Examiner:
Selection technique:KeybaordTranscriber:
AAC System:Unity 128 on PathfinderSample time:04:13:50
Number of selections per letter in spelling: 1Number of total array selections when spelling: 128
* SMP = Single Meaning Pictures; SEM = SEMantic Compaction
WPR = Word PRediction; SPE = SPElling; OWS = Orthographic Word Selection
Language Sample Context: (check)
     Conversation (# of Partners      )     Picture Description
     Interview     Natural Environment
     Narrative     Other:                     

Section 1: Utterance-Based Summary Measures

A.Total Utterances15
B.Complete Utterances (%)100%
C.Method of Generating Utterances (SNUG %)100%
D.Mean Length of Utterance in Words (MLU-w)5.87
E.Mean Length of Utterance in Morphemes (MLU-m)7.60
F.Average Communication Rate (words/minute)21.27
G.Peak Communication Rate (words/minute)34.29
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Section 2: Word-Based Summary Measures

H.Total Number of Words88
I.Different Word Roots58
J.Core Vocabulary (%)77%
K.Method of Generating Words (%)

Method of Generating Words

SEM   92.0%
SPE   3.4%
WPR   4.5%
SMP   0.0%
OWS   0.0%
L.Communication Rate by Language Representation Method (words/minute)

Communication Rate by Method

SEM   28.5
SPE   4.4
WPR   5.5
SMP   0.0
OWS   0.0
M.Selection Rate (bits/second)6.22
N.Rate Index (words/bit)0.057
O.Errors per Selected Word (%)0%
P.Errors per Spelled and Predicted Word (%)12%
Q.Deletions per Error (%)0%

Section 3: Appendices (click to view)

R.       LAM dataU.       Frequency order word list
S.       UtterancesV.       Word list by method of generation
T.       Alphabetic order word listW.       Text report
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