Study Protocol
Observer Reported Communication Ability
lc_cg_orca
About#
The Observer Reported Communication Ability (ORCA) is a parent-report measure of communication in children with limited speech. The ORCA is useful for capturing naturalistic communication behaviors, assessing intervention outcomes, and providing insights into a child’s adaptive communication skills in everyday settings.
Administration
| Administration type | Parent Survey |
|---|---|
| Setting | {} |
| Duration | 20 min |
| Respondent | Parent |
| Visits | Visits 1-3 |
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Scoring procedures
Proprietary instrument: The DCC does not generate scores or reproduce scoring procedures for this instrument. Refer to the publisher's official documentation for scoring instructions.
| Total items | 81 + 11 additional items |
|---|---|
| Response scale | 3-point (scores 1-3) |
| Score types | {} |
| Missingness handling | Within a concept, if any item is missing, then the concept score is missing. If 50% or more of the total concepts (12 out of 23 or 24) on are missing, no summary score is generated. |
| Cutoff | Based on T-scores |