Item Categories

The Categories menu allows the administrator to add, modify or delete categories. Up to four categories can be created, but only two categories are used in the current version: ORAL COMPREHENSION and WRITTEN COMPREHENSION. Editing module users associate each item with one of the categories. During the test, the SLPT presents an equal number of items in each category so that the respondent's global proficiency and proficiency by category can be determined.

To add or edit a category:

  1. Scroll to a category field.
  2. Add or modify the text in the Title field.
    IMPORTANT    :     Once a category has been created, you can edit the text in the Title field, but you should absolutely avoid exchanging one category for another or deleting the title of a category to reuse it with another category. In the Editing module, the items are associated with the category number, not the title.
  3. Add or modify the category description in the Presentation Text of the Category field. There is no risk in modifying this text as it is for the administrator's informational purposes only.
  4. Click Save; the category title is updated and applies to all new items and previously created items that used the old title.

To delete a category:

  • Scroll to a category and delete the text in the Title field. When you click Save, the category is removed.