Efficacy of think-aloud strategy on the cocktail party effect of pupils with auditory processing disorders

Abstract

Objective

This study was done to determine the effects of think-aloud strategy on the cocktail party effect of pupils with a single profile of APD against no-treatment group. The study also sought to develop a means of managing pupils with auditory processing disorders using the intervention package.

Design

Participants were randomly selected to each group (intervention group and no-intervention group). A therapeutic intervention session on the cocktail party effect was carried out for 8 weeks which lasted 30 min three times per week in the school environment.

Study sample

The study consisted of 40 pupils (8–12 years) with a single profile of APD. Results: The treatment was effective in enhancing the cocktail party effect of pupils with APD and there was no significant main effect of gender in the cocktail party effect of the participants.

Conclusion

The pupils with APD in the intervention group benefitted from the treatment process, therefore treatment should be adopted by teachers of pupils with APD.

Keywords:

• Think-aloud strategy
• auditory processing disorder
• cocktail party effect
• pupils with APD

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).