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Evaluator Test Battery
Descriptions
The Evaluator's eleven test batteries provide a comprehensive
measure of progress in building cognitive skills:
Cognitive Skills I & II -
Each of these two batteries lasts about 50 minutes and consists
of four sub-tests each. These test batteries can be used to
provide a comprehensive measure of cognitive skills that are
helpful in evaluating a person’s progress. The sub-tests are
selected from the tests batteries listed below and are generally
moderate in difficulty level.
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Auditory Attention -
This battery consists of three different
sub-tests with practice sessions for each sub-test. It assesses
auditory attention using rhythmic patterns, tonal patterns, and
paired visual-auditory stimuli. No feedback is provided, except
during practice sessions. Testing time is 25 minutes.
Auditory Discrimination - This battery
consists of three different sub-tests with practice sessions for
each sub-test. Background sounds are utilized to help evaluate a
person’s auditory ability to discriminate foreground from
background sounds. Test stimuli include rhythmic patterns, tonal
patterns, and paired visual-auditory stimuli. No feedback is
provided, except during practice sessions. Testing time is about
25 minutes.
Auditory Immediate Memory -
This battery
consists of four sub-tests that require the test taker to listen
and remember either numerical, alphabetical or a combination of
numerical and alphabetical sequences. In addition, colored
letters and numbers are also presented in one sub-test. All
stimuli are presented auditorally, requiring the test taker to
use his auditory immediate memory in performing these test
tasks. Limited feedback is provided. Testing time is about 25
minutes.
Auditory Processing Speed -
This battery
consists of three different sub-tests with practice sessions for
each sub-test. During the sub-tests, test takers are required to
process the auditory information quickly. Depending on their
age, their responses must be made as quickly as 4 seconds, and
the maximum time allowed is 10 seconds in order to evaluate
auditory processing speed. Test stimuli include rhythmic
patterns, tonal patterns, and paired visual-auditory stimuli. No
feedback is provided, except during practice sessions. Testing
time is about 25 minutes.
Auditory Working Memory -
This battery
consists of three different sub-tests with one practice session
at the beginning of the test battery. These sub-tests require
test takers to listen accurately and compare auditory patterns
using their auditory working memory. Test stimuli consist solely
of auditory rhythmic patterns, requiring the sustaining of
auditory attention. No feedback is provided, except during
practice sessions. Testing time is about 25 minutes.
Conceptual Reasoning -
This battery
consists of six sub-tests that require the test taker to use
higher-level reasoning and problem solving skills. Test stimuli
consist of one or more different images that can be associated
with a number based on a logical rule. Thus, the test taker must
deduce this rule in order to make correct choices. Limited
feedback is provided in order to help the test taker determine
the logical rule for each sub-test. All stimuli are presented
visually. Testing time is about 25 minutes.
General Attention -
This battery
consists of four sub-tests that require the test taker to click
the mouse when he sees a target number, letter, image, or symbol
at the top of the screen that is either the same or different
than the stimuli presented below. Two practice tests are
provided. The target stimuli will change during the course of
the test. This battery evaluates focused, sustained, and
selective attention. No feedback is provided, except during
practice sessions. Testing time is about 25 minutes.
Response Inhibition - This battery
consists of four sub-tests that require the test taker to click
the mouse when he sees a target image that is the same color as
the border that surrounds the screen. Two practice tests are
provided. The target stimuli will frequently change during the
course of the test. This battery evaluates a person’s ability to
use selective attention and inhibition in order to make correct
responses. No feedback is provided, except during practice
sessions. Testing time is about 25 minutes.
Visual Immediate Memory -
This battery
consists of four sub-tests that require the test taker to
remember either numerical, alphabetical, pictorial sequences or
a combination of these types of test stimuli. In addition,
colored letters and numbers are also presented in one sub-test.
All stimuli are presented visually, requiring the test taker to
use his visual immediate memory in performing these test tasks.
Limited feedback is provided. Testing time is about 25 minutes.
Visual Processing Speed -
This battery
consists of four sub-tests that require the test taker to find a
pattern that is either numerical, alphabetical, pictorial, or a
combination of these types of test stimuli. In addition, colored
letters and numbers are also presented in one sub-test. All
stimuli are presented visually and remain at the top of the
screen during the test task. Thus, it is the total visual
processing speed that is the key measure in this test, since
very few incorrect choices are likely to be made. Limited
feedback is provided. Testing time is about 25 minutes.

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