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Preschool Language Scale, Fourth Edition (PLS-4)

103 Shared Subjects

Preschool Language Scale, Fourth Edition (PLS-4) (2002) as defined by the University of Illinois at Chicago
Clinical Assessments
Speech-Language
11/07/2011
pls_402
11/07/2011
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Definition
Submission Template
Query Element Name Data Type Size Required Description Value Range Notes Aliases
subjectkey GUID Required The NDAR Global Unique Identifier (GUID) for research subject NDAR* NDAR_GUID
src_subject_id String 20 Required Subject ID how it's defined in lab/project Subject_ID
interview_date Date Required Date on which the interview/genetic test/sampling/imaging/biospecimen was completed. MM/DD/YYYY PLS4_DOE
interview_age Integer Required Age in months at the time of the interview/test/sampling/imaging. 0::1440 Age is rounded to chronological month. If the research participant is 15-days-old at time of interview, the appropriate value would be 0 months. If the participant is 16-days-old, the value would be 1 month. PLS4_CA_mths
Query pls4_measure String 100 Recommended Measure Used PLS-4
Query pls4_year String 20 Recommended PLS-4: year from published/most recent copywrite 2002
Query pls4_ci_percent Integer Recommended SS Confidence Band (____% Level): 90;95 90 = 90% Confidence interval; 95 = 95% Confidence interval
Query pls4_ac_last_task Integer Recommended Auditory Comprehension: Item Number of Last Task administered
Query pls4_ac_errors Integer Recommended Auditory Comprehension: Number of Errors
Query pls4_ac_raw_scr Integer Recommended Auditory Comprehension: Raw Score
Query pls4_ac_ss Integer Recommended Auditory Comprehension: Standard Score (SS)
pls4_ac_ss_cb_rng String 20 Recommended Auditory Comprehension: SS Confidence Band Range (??? to ???) ??? to ??? (Example: 099 to 110)
Query pls4_ac_pr Integer Recommended Auditory Comprehension: Percentile Rank (PR)
pls4_ac_pr_ss_cb_rng String 20 Recommended Auditory Comprehension: PRs for SS Confidence Band Values (??? to ???) ??? to ??? (Example: 099 to 110)
Query pls4_ac_ae_mths Integer Recommended Auditory Comprehension: Age Equivalent (in months)
Query pls4_ec_last_task Integer Recommended Expressive Communication: Item Number of Last Task administered
Query pls4_ec_errors Integer Recommended Expressive Communication: Number of Errors
Query pls4_ec_raw_scr Integer Recommended Expressive Communication: Raw Score
Query pls4_ec_ss Integer Recommended Expressive Communication: Standard Score (SS)
pls4_ec_ss_cb_rng String 20 Recommended Expressive Communication: SS Confidence Band Range (??? to ???) ??? to ??? (Example: 099 to 110)
Query pls4_ec_pr Integer Recommended Expressive Communication: Percentile Rank (PR)
pls4_ec_pr_ss_cb_rng String 20 Recommended Expressive Communication: PRs for SS Confidence Band Values (??? to ???) ??? to ??? (Example: 099 to 110)
Query pls4_ec_ae_mths Integer Recommended Expressive Communication: Age Equivalent (in months)
Query pls4_tls_acplsec_ss_tot Integer Recommended Total Language Score: AC + EC Standard Score Total
Query pls4_tls_ss Integer Recommended Total Language Score: Standard Score (SS)
pls4_tls_ss_cb_rng String 20 Recommended Total Language Score: SS Confidence Band Range (??? to ???) ??? to ??? (Example: 099 to 110)
Query pls4_tls_pr Integer Recommended Total Language Score: Percentile Rank (PR)
pls4_tls_pr_ss_cb_rng String 20 Recommended Total Language Score: PRs for SS Confidence Band Values (??? to ???) ??? to ??? (Example: 099 to 110)
Query pls4_tls_acplsec_raw_sum Integer Recommended Total Language Score: AC Raw + EC Raw scores Total
Query pls4_tls_ae_mths Integer Recommended Total Language Score: Age Equivalent (in months)
Query test_type String 50 Recommended Type of event (Pre-Test or Post-Test) Pre-Test;Post-Test
sex String 20 Required Sex of subject at birth M;F; O; NR M = Male; F = Female; O=Other; NR = Not reported gender
Data Structure

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  • Element Name: This is the standard element name
  • Data Type: Which type of data this element is, e.g. String, Float, File location.
  • Size: If applicable, the character limit of this element
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  • Description: A basic description
  • Value Range: Which values can appear validly in this element (case sensitive for strings)
  • Notes: Expanded description or notes on coding of values
  • Aliases: A list of currently supported Aliases (alternate element names)
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