Table 2.
Search Terms used in database searches.
| Database (search date) and search terms | Limitations | |
|---|---|---|
| ASSESSMENT IDENTIFICATION | ||
| Subject Headings | CINAHL (17.02.14): [(MH “Psychometrics”) OR (MH “Measurement Issues and Assessments”) OR (MH “Reliability & Validity”)] AND [(MH “Language tests”) OR (MH “Speech and Language Assessment”)] | Child, preschool: 2–5 years; Child: 6–12 years |
| Embase (17.02.14): (psychometry/OR validity/OR reliability/) AND (Language test/) | English language; Preschool child < 1 to 6 years>; School child < 7 to 12 years> | |
| PsycINFO (17.02.14): [(DE “Psychometrics”) OR (DE “Statistical reliability”) OR (DE “Test reliability”) OR (DE “Statistical validity”) OR (DE “Test validity”)] AND (DE “Language”) AND [(DE “Testing”) OR (DE “Measurement”)] | No limitations | |
| PubMed (17.02.14): (“Psychometrics”[Mesh] OR “Reproducibility of Results”[Mesh]) OR “Validation Studies”[Publication Type] OR “Validation Studies as Topic”[Mesh]) AND (“Language Tests”[Mesh]) | (English[lang]) AND (“child”[MeSH Terms:noexp] OR “child, preschool”[MeSH Terms]) | |
| Free Text Words | CINAHL (24.03.14): (Psychometric* OR Reliability OR Validity) AND (Language OR Speech OR Vocabulary OR Grammar) AND (Measurement* OR Test OR Tests OR Testing OR Assessment* OR Screening*) | English language; Child, preschool: 2–5 years; Child: 6–12 years; Publication date: 20130101-20141231 |
| Embase (24.03.14): As per CINAHL Free Text | English language; Preschool child < 1 to 6 years>; School child < 7 to 12 years>; yr = “2013-Current” | |
| PsycINFO (24.03.14): As per CINAHL Free Text | English; Preschool age (2–5 years); School Age (6–12 years); Adolescence (13–17 years); Publication year: 2013–2014 | |
| PubMed (17.02.14): As per CINAHL Free Text | English; Preschool Child: 2–5 years; Child: 6–12 years; Publication date from 2013/01/01 to 2014/02/31 | |
| Gray Literature | Google (20:06:15): (“Speech Pathology” OR “Speech Therapy” OR “Speech Language” AND “Assessment” OR “Test” AND “Publishers” OR “Publishing Companies” OR “textbooks” | No limitations |
| Speechbite (20/06/15): “Language” AND “Assessment” OR “Test” OR “Psychometrics” | No limitations | |
| PUBLICATION INDENTIFICATIONS | ||
| Free Text Wordsa | CINAHL (20.01.15): (Name of assessment) OR (Acronym of assessment) | English Language |
| Embase (12.12.14): As per CINAHL Free Text | English language | |
| PsycINFO (22.01.15): As per CINAHL Free Text | English | |
| PubMed (23.01.15): As per CINAHL Free Text | English | |
| HaPI (06.12.14): As per CINAHL Free Text | English | |
| Gray literaturea | HaPI (06.12.14): As per CINAHL Free Text | English |
| PsycEXTRA (21/01/15): (Name of assessment) OR (Acronym of assessment) | Publication year of assessment to current | |
| Opengrey (22/01/15): (Name of assessment) OR (Acronym of assessment) | No limitations | |
| Google Scholar (11/01/15): (Name of assessment) OR (Acronym of assessment) | No limitations | |
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The title of the assessment and its acronym were used as search strategy.