Validity of the Rey Visual Design Learning Test in Primary and Secondary School Children

Wilhelm, P. and Klink van, M. (2007) Validity of the Rey Visual Design Learning Test in Primary and Secondary School Children. Child Neurophychology, 13 (1). pp. 86-98. ISSN 0929-7049

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Abstract:	The Rey Visual Design Learning Test (Rey, 1964, cited in Spreen & Strauss, 1991, Wilhelm, 2004) assesses immediate memory span, new learning, delayed recall and recognition for nonverbal material. Two studies are presented that focused on the construct validity of the RVDLT in primary and secondary school children. In the first study, primary school children performed the RVDLT and the Biber Figural Learning Test, as well as the WISC-R Block design Test, Boston Naming Test, and the Trailmaking Test, to assess discriminant validity. In the second study, the age range was expanded and the subtest Visual Reproductions of the Wechsler Memory Scale with a Delayed recall phase was used to assess the construct validity. A test for visual-motor integration and a test for attention, concentration, and speed of information processing were also added to complete the test battery for assessing discriminant validity. Moderate to high correlations were found between scores on the RVDLT and the tests used to assess construct validity. The correlational pattern of RVDLT scores and the scores on the discriminant tests is discussed.
Item Type:	Article
Copyright:	© 2007 Psychology Press
Faculty:	Behavioural Sciences (BS)
Research Group:	Instructional Technology (IST)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/61573
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09297040600634579
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