Brief communication: Reliability of the D-KEFS Tower Test in samples of children and adolescents in Ecuador.
Appl Neuropsychol Child
; 10(2): 158-164, 2021 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-31339376
The Tower Test in the Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System (D-KEFS) is a widely-used assessment of executive function in young people. It is similar to other Towers of Hanoi type tasks, for which doubts regarding the reliability of the test have been previously raised. Here, we present data on the internal consistency, unidimensionality, and test-retest reliability of the D-KEFS Towers Test based on an Ecuadorian sample of 264 children and adolescents. In general, the Tower Test appeared to have poor reliability. This may be caused by the combination of very simple and more difficult trials within the same assessment. Nevertheless, one measure, the Time-Per-Move Ratio, appeared to be sufficiently reliable for clinical or research use, and neuropsychological studies have suggested that the Time-Per-Move Ratio may also be the performance measure most sensitive to neurological impairment.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Comunicação
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Função Executiva
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Ecuador
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Appl Neuropsychol Child
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Equador
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos