Bayley Scales of Infant Development (BSID) is considered to be a standard test for child development. The test requires experienced evaluator and is time consuming; therefore, it is not easy to apply in busy clinic. The Cognitive Adaptive Test/Clinical Linguistic and Auditory Milestone Scale (CAT/CLAMS) is an easy assessment method that has been demonstrated to correlate with BSID in many studi...

The Clock Drawing Test is sensitive to early cognitive changes, simple to. . MiniCog. Montreal Cognitive Assessment. (MoCA). Saint Louis University Mental. .. Cog.pdf ) includes the clockdrawing task and a. .. Spanish-speaking elderly. Administration and scoring instructions available at www.mocatest.org (English, French, Dutch & Spanish). Guidelines & Protocols Advisory Committee. Montreal . O...

Phase 1 of the IARPA program ICArUS (Integrated Cognitive-neuroscience Architectures for Understanding Sensemaking) requires a challenge problem that poses cognitive challenges of geospatial sensemaking (BAA, 2010). The problem serves as a modeling challenge for performers and enables assessment in T&E (Test and Evaluation) per BAA guidelines. This document describes the Phase 1 challenge probl...

Background: Previous studies have shown that conventional neurofeedback and cognitive modification treatments have led to numerous psychological improvements in patients suffering from substance use disorders. However, effectiveness of LORETA (Low-Resolution Brain Electromagnetic Tomography) Z score neurofeedback (LZNFB) and Cognitive rehabilitation therapy on reducing of opioid craving has yet...

although decisions or inferences we make based on test scores depend both on characteristics of test-takers and of testing sit- uations, there is just little research which has been undertaken on the effects of these characteristics on test performance (e.g., in’nami, 2006). the effect of listening strategies on listening performance is also unde- niable (vandergrift, 1997). thus, considering t...

BACKGROUND Exergames often used for training purpose can also be applied to create assessments based on quantitative data derived from the game. A number of studies relate to these use functionalities developing specific assessment tasks by using the game software and provided good data on psychometric properties. However, (1) assessments often include tasks other than the original game task us...

Article history: Received 1 August 2016 Accepted 1 August 2016 Available online 3 August 2016 ceiving the TICSM-PT via a videoconference and finally a face-to face, in-clinic assessment, using the Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE). They sought to determine if the use of the videoconference approach in different locales provided comparable information to an in-clinic assessment. Validating these inn...

OBJECTIVES To determine which cognitive tests are independently associated with performance on the Timed Up-and-Go Test (TUG). DESIGN Data were obtained from Wave 1 of The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), a population-based study assessing health, economic, and social aspects of aging. SETTING Community-dwelling adults completed a home based interview and a health center-based as...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The neuropsychological exam plays a central role in the assessment of elderly patients with cognitive complaints. It is particularly relevant to differentiate patients with mild dementia from those subjects with mild cognitive impairment. Formal education is a critical factor in neuropsychological performance; however, there are few studies that evaluated the psychomet...

Of paramount importance in the study of cognitive diagnostic assessment (CDA) is the absence of tests developed for small-scale diagnostic purposes. Currently, much of the research carried out has been mainly on large-scale tests, e.g., TOEFL, MELAB, IELTS, etc. Even so, formative language assessment with a focus on informing instruction and engaging in identification of student’s strengths and...