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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Trail Making Test in assessing children with reading disabilities: a test of executive functions or content information.
Riitta-leena MetsäpeltoPekka RäsänenTimo AhonenVesa Närhisubject
Malemedia_common.quotation_subjectConcept FormationTrail Making TestExperimental and Cognitive Psychology050105 experimental psychologyDevelopmental psychologyDyslexia03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineCognitionReading (process)Reaction TimeHumans0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesChildmedia_commonTrail Making Test05 social sciences030229 sport sciencesExecutive functionsSensory SystemsTest (assessment)Frontal LobeForm PerceptionFemalePsychologyPsychomotor Performancedescription
The speed of performance on Part A, Part B, and on an experimental version containing alphabetical series (Part A Alphabetic) of the Trail Making Test was studied with 19 children with reading disabilities and 34 controls from Grades 4 to 6. When the test was used in discriminant profile fashion, children with reading disabilities showed a deficit compared with control children on Part B relative to Part A but did not relative to the new Part A Alphabetic. The results indicate that the performance of the children with reading disabilities on Part B is likely to be affected by their slowness on the alphabetical series. Based on these results we recommend that the speed of following the alphabetical series be assessed when using Part B of the Trail Making Test.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-06-01 | Perceptual and motor skills |