Communication Ability

Dimension 732 of 1,100 · Health Lens

Excitement Index

0.0529

Communication Ability measures how effectively an expression reflects understanding and production of language and communicative signals. It encompasses clarity of speech, use of words and phrases, following verbal instructions, naming, and use of verbal or nonverbal means to convey meaning.

evidence final name · Can Name

Bands

Minimal Communication Ability

Expressions activating this band reflect little to no clear evidence of communicative skill and are often unrelated to communication or only indirectly touch on social functioning, interests, or general beliefs.

Low Communication Ability

Expressions activating this band reflect emerging communication difficulty through hurt at being misrecognized, concealment of part of oneself, or broad self-evaluation without clear demonstration of language performance.

Moderate Communication Ability

Expressions activating this band reflect noticeable problems with expressing thoughts clearly, speaking audibly, or communicating comfortably with others. Communication is present but constrained, effortful, or limited to familiar people.

High Communication Ability

Expressions activating this band reflect functional communicative performance in structured situations, including saying what one wants to say, using verbal and nonverbal signals, pointing, attending, and responding to simple prompts.

Advanced Communication Ability

Expressions activating this band reflect clear, effective language use and comprehension, including understanding words and phrases, naming common objects, following simple spoken instructions, stating identifying information, and being understood by unfamiliar listeners.

Evidence summary

Candidate names

Can Name1.00

His0.50

Per0.50

Sentence counts by range

B-10..B-457,152

B-3173,219

B-2..B44,681,559

B5..B769,076

B8..B14837

Dataset representation

01__health_reviews__druglib__benefits_effectiveness57

03__fact_checking__liar__truth_ordinal67

05__whole_disney_dataset__rating59

06__text_reviews__acl_imdb__binary_sentiment78

07__emotion_labels__goemotions_reddit__multilabel68

08__dialogue_emotion__empathetic_dialogues__context69

10__social_media_sentiment__sentiment140__binary67

11__consumer_complaints__response_explanation_vs_relief93

Anchor definitions

Minimal Can Name

Minimal Can Name: Content characterized by considered, where, his, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect can name at this level.

Emerging Can Name

Emerging Can Name: Content characterized by less, county, spot, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect can name at this level.

Elevated Can Name

Elevated Can Name: Content characterized by his, proud, their, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect can name at this level.

Severe Can Name

Severe Can Name: Content characterized by can, potter, she, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect can name at this level.