Abstract：
As a representative form of discourse, oral narratives offer a sensitive, flexible, and ecologically valid tool for language evaluation. Nevertheless, oral narrative assessments in mainland China remain uncommon among school-age children. Therefore, this study explores the effectiveness of narrative microstructural assessment in Mandarin-speaking school-age children. Its primary purpose is to lay a foundation for future clinical applications by establishing a feasible administration procedure and validating various viable measures to facilitate the evaluation of language proficiencies.
Narrative samples were collected through a single wordless picture from 285 Mandarin-speaking children ages 7-12 years (Grades 1-6). The samples were then coded using a semiautomatic method for 22 individual measures at word, sentence, and discourse levels.
The adapted elicitation method was effective for all grades, with most of the children\'s stories exhibiting sufficient length, coherent structure, and certain self-fabricated specifics. The semiautomatic coding was also convenient and promising. Altogether, 19 measures were identified as robust predictors of grades, revealing a general tendency of grade-related increase from Grades 1 to 5. These measures exhibited three representative nonlinear trajectory patterns with varied rates of increase. Then, we developed a comprehensive composite measure through factor analysis, which combined six individual measures. The analysis verified the single factor of narrative microstructural competence and showed strong evidence of construct validity.
This study has provided a practical set of administration procedures, validated the efficacy of 19 individual measures as well as a composite measure, and offered corresponding field test data for clinical matching. The findings underscored the reliability and informative nature of oral narrative microstructural assessment in Mandarin-speaking school-age children.
Narrative samples were collected through a single wordless picture from 285 Mandarin-speaking children ages 7-12 years (Grades 1-6). The samples were then coded using a semiautomatic method for 22 individual measures at word, sentence, and discourse levels.
The adapted elicitation method was effective for all grades, with most of the children\'s stories exhibiting sufficient length, coherent structure, and certain self-fabricated specifics. The semiautomatic coding was also convenient and promising. Altogether, 19 measures were identified as robust predictors of grades, revealing a general tendency of grade-related increase from Grades 1 to 5. These measures exhibited three representative nonlinear trajectory patterns with varied rates of increase. Then, we developed a comprehensive composite measure through factor analysis, which combined six individual measures. The analysis verified the single factor of narrative microstructural competence and showed strong evidence of construct validity.
This study has provided a practical set of administration procedures, validated the efficacy of 19 individual measures as well as a composite measure, and offered corresponding field test data for clinical matching. The findings underscored the reliability and informative nature of oral narrative microstructural assessment in Mandarin-speaking school-age children.
摘要：
■作为一种代表性的话语形式，口头叙述提供了一种敏感的，灵活,和生态有效的语言评估工具。然而，在中国大陆的学龄儿童中，口头叙事评估仍然很少见。因此,本研究探讨了叙事微观结构评估在讲普通话的学龄儿童中的有效性。其主要目的是通过建立可行的给药程序并验证各种可行的措施来促进语言熟练程度的评估，从而为将来的临床应用奠定基础。
■通过一张无言图片从285名7-12岁（1-6年级）的普通话儿童中收集了叙事样本。然后使用半自动方法对22个单独的测量值对样本进行编码，句子,和话语层面。
■适应性激发方法对所有等级都有效，与大多数儿童的故事表现出足够的长度，相干结构，和某些自我制造的细节。半自动编码也是方便和有前途的。总之,19项措施被确定为年级的有力预测因子，揭示了与年级相关的从1年级增加到5年级的总体趋势。这些措施表现出三种具有不同增长率的代表性非线性轨迹模式。然后，我们通过因子分析制定了一个综合的综合措施，结合了六个单独的措施。分析验证了叙事微观结构能力的单因素，并显示了结构效度的有力证据。
■这项研究提供了一套实用的管理程序，验证了19项单独措施和一项综合措施的有效性，并为临床匹配提供相应的现场测试数据。研究结果强调了讲普通话的学龄儿童口头叙事微观结构评估的可靠性和信息性。
■通过一张无言图片从285名7-12岁（1-6年级）的普通话儿童中收集了叙事样本。然后使用半自动方法对22个单独的测量值对样本进行编码，句子,和话语层面。
■适应性激发方法对所有等级都有效，与大多数儿童的故事表现出足够的长度，相干结构，和某些自我制造的细节。半自动编码也是方便和有前途的。总之,19项措施被确定为年级的有力预测因子，揭示了与年级相关的从1年级增加到5年级的总体趋势。这些措施表现出三种具有不同增长率的代表性非线性轨迹模式。然后，我们通过因子分析制定了一个综合的综合措施，结合了六个单独的措施。分析验证了叙事微观结构能力的单因素，并显示了结构效度的有力证据。
■这项研究提供了一套实用的管理程序，验证了19项单独措施和一项综合措施的有效性，并为临床匹配提供相应的现场测试数据。研究结果强调了讲普通话的学龄儿童口头叙事微观结构评估的可靠性和信息性。
