CPD questionnaires must be completed online via www.cpdjournals.co.za.
After submission you can check the answers and print your certificate.

**1. True (A) or false (B):**

Research has shown that very low birth weight has a severe impact on
hearing.

**2. True (A) or false (B):**

In developed countries like the USA HIV is included as a high risk factor for hearing loss.

**3. True (A) or false (B):**

A study on neonates with very low birth weight showed that exposure to ototoxic medication was the most commonly occurring risk factor for hearing loss.

**4. True (A) or false (B):**

Context-specific risk factors are relevant for effective targeted hearing screening protocols.

**5. True (A) or false (B):**

A study on neonates with very low birth weight revealed a statistically significant relationship between risk factors and distortion product ototoxic emissions (DPOAE) screening results.

**6. True (A) or false (B):**

The relationship between language, mathematics and numeracy is well understood.

**7. True (A) or false (B):**

Internalisation refers to learning that occurs on a social plane.

**8. True (A) or false (B):**

Cognitive academic language proficiency (CALP) typically precedes the development of basic interactive communicative skills (BICS).

**9. True (A) or false (B):**

Research revealed that teacher expectations of learners' achievement in low-income communities are typically low.

**10. True (A) or false (B):**

Owing to their cost-effectiveness, cochlear implants are used in high volumes worldwide.

**11. True (A) or false (B):**

In the UK, individuals and families carry some direct costs for cochlear implant services.

**12. True (A) or false (B):**

The first multi-channel cochlear implantation in South Africa took place in 1989.

**13. True (A) or false (B):**

The total cost for an adult cochlear implantation in South Africa is less than for a child.

**14. True (A) or false (B):**

A similar number of vowels are used in most spoken languages.

**15. True (A) or false (B):**

A Swahili screening test for speech in neurological disorders was developed for sole use by speech therapists.

**16. True (A) or false (B):**

The Swahili speech screening test included a swallowing assessment.

**17. True (A) or false (B):**

The speech loudness of patients with Parkinson's disease and the control group differed significantly with the Swahili speech screening test.

**18. True (A) or false (B):**

Stress and intonation patterns have an impact on the translation of English test items into isiZulu.

**19. True (A) or false (B):**

Male participants often used the word 'please' during the translation of Western Aphasia Battery (WAB) test items.

**20. True (A) or false (B):**

Spatial release of masking (SRM) refers to the improvement in speech perception as a result of spatial separation of speech and noise when listening with both ears.

We are pleased to announce that the number of CEUs per test has been increased to 5.