This study aimed to develop an illustration-based developmental motor screening questionnaire (DMSQi) for young children and examined its psychometric properties. 463 young children and their caregivers were collected and received the DMSQi assessment. DMSQi is made up of two domains. The gross motor (GM) domain includes body coordination and…

A new spatial ability test was administered online to 223 undergraduate students enrolled in introductory science courses. The 30-item multiple choice test measures individual differences in ability to identify the two-dimensional cross section of a three-dimensional geometric solid, a skill that has been identified as important in science,…

The present study consisted of two phases: development and psychometric validation of a Chinese version of the Hooper Visual Organization Test (HVOT) using Rasch analysis and the provision of normative data on the basis of a representative sample of the Chinese-speaking population. The HVOT was administered to 1008 healthy adults aged 15-79 years,…

The Hooper Visual Organization Test (HVOT) is a measure of visuosynthetic ability. Previously, the psychometric properties of the HVOT have been evaluated for Chinese-speaking children aged 5-11 years. This study reports development and further evidence of reliability and validity for a second version involving an extended age range of healthy…

Study of the reliability of a modified picture identification instrument for measuring the health knowledge of preschool children (N=311) indicated that it was reliable for three- to five-year-olds in assessing comprehensive health knowledge. (Author/CB)

Concludes that the Bieger Test is thorough in the diagnosis of visual discrimination deficits. (FL)

Administered Kimura's Recurring-Figures-Test to 427 normal subjects from Germany. A Kuder-Richardson test reliability was obtained. T-scale norms are given for two subgroups of different educational levels. Results indicated that the RFT is a valid instrument for the assessment of nonverbal memory function, and has a high test reliability. (Author)

A study using the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (Revised) was conducted to determine whether the increase in reliability when both Forms L and M were employed justified the increase in time required for the longer procedure. Children in grades four, five, and six were involved in the project. (PP)

The Audio Visual Inventory of Interpersonal Competence (AIIC) is designed to measure elementary-aged children's interpersonal competence. Two studies were conducted, with the first to develop the AIIC and the second to establish AIIC reliability, based on 641 elementary-aged children's responses. Results suggest that the AIIC is a reliable…

In the debate concerning psychological testing and reliability/validity issues, one issue which has had implications for the examinee is card or task rejection. Card rejection on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Picture Arrangement subtest attracted considerable attention. Picture Arrangement is not commonly a disturbing task. Assessment…

Speech-delayed preschool children's (N=21) responses to booklet-presented pictures (Photo Articulation Test) were compared to similar microcomputer-presented graphics with a variety of screen formats. (CB)

Obtained normative data from 305 children on a Coding Recall Measure adapted from the WISC-R. Although coding recall has face validity as a visual memory measure, there are some contradictions to such clinical use in view of possible lack of representativeness of the sample and limited reliability and validity. (Author/JAC)