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The Koppitz developmental scoring system for the Bender‐Gestalt: Is it developmental?
Author(s) -
Taylor Ronald L.,
Kauffman Dan,
Partenio Ingrid
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(198410)21:4<425::aid-pits2310210403>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - psychology , gestalt psychology , developmental psychology , sample (material) , regression analysis , linear regression , statistics , mathematics , chemistry , chromatography , neuroscience , perception
The Bender‐Gestalt was administered individually to 652 children, aged 5 to 11 years. The protocols were subsequently scored using the Koppitz Developmental System. A sample of scores were fitted to various developmental curves using a computer program called DATAFIT. The data approximated a curvilinear regression line more than a linear regression line. The R 2 for the total sample and for various combinations of age groups was relatively low. Implications regarding the limitations of various interpretive procedures were discussed.