Non-Verbal Intelligence Tests Flashcards
three tasks testtees may do in Non-Verbal Ability tests
and name two tests
draw
maze problems
pick the best of two non-verbal items
Raven Progressive Matrices
Goodenough-harris Drawing Tool
The best known non-verbal performance test
And age it is for
Raven Progressive Matrices for 5 to 90 years
What two biases does the Raven Progressive Matrices remove
language
ethnic
Two World usage features that are advantages of the Raven Progressive Matrices
Can be administered without language
Norm samples for many major cities around the world
What is the Raven Progressive Matrices
60 matrices graded in difficulty. Logical pattern or design with missing parts. Testee chooses from 8 possible parts to complet matrix.
What do the Raven Progressive Matrices measure
Spearmans g . Sometimes considered the best measre of g.
Parts of the brain where activity is measured during the Raven
lateral pre-frontal cortex
anterior cingulate cortex
cerrebelum
Advantages of the Raven Progressive Matrices
So pop it is good for
assess giftedness better measure than wechsler of g worldwide norms updated manual computer administered version high reliability, paralell form and intenal consistency half of the selection bias for ethnicity removed. close to culture fair
Goodenough-harris Drawing Tool
Psychometics Reliability
Correlation and three types
high .60s to low .90s
split-half
test retest
inter score
Goodenough-harris Drawing Tool
Psychometics: Validity
scores significantly related to Wechsler
Goodenough-harris Drawing Tool Description What Scoring Norming
subject draws a figure of a human
1 point per feature
70 points maximum
standardised by charicteristics of people drawn by various age groups
Advantages of Goodenough-harris Drawing Tool
Usage
And age it is for
quick, easy to administer least expensive wide use in education and clinical younger children to age a4 or 15 use in conjunction with other tests
