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V. NIH TOOLBOX COGNITION BATTERY (CB): MEASURING WORKING MEMORY
Author(s) -
Tulsky David S.,
Carlozzi Noelle E.,
Chevalier Nicolas,
Espy Kimberly A.,
Beaumont Jennifer L.,
Mungas Dan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
monographs of the society for research in child development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.618
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1540-5834
pISSN - 0037-976X
DOI - 10.1111/mono.12035
Subject(s) - working memory , toolbox , psychology , discriminant validity , cognition , sorting , cognitive test , reliability (semiconductor) , construct validity , task (project management) , wisconsin card sorting test , test (biology) , cognitive psychology , psychometrics , developmental psychology , computer science , neuroscience , neuropsychology , algorithm , paleontology , power (physics) , physics , management , quantum mechanics , economics , internal consistency , biology , programming language
This chapter focuses on the NIH Toolbox List Sorting Working Memory Test, which was developed to assess processing speed within the NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery (CB). This test is a sequencing task requiring children and adults to process stimuli (presented both visually and auditorily) and sequence the stimuli according to size. We describe the development of the NIH Toolbox List Sorting Working Memory Test, highlighting its utility in children. We examine descriptive data, test–retest reliability, and convergent and discriminant validity. Results indicated that List Sorting performance was positively correlated with age indicating that performance on the task improved throughout childhood and early adolescence. Further, test–retest reliability coefficients were high and there was support for both convergent and discriminant validity. These data suggest that the NIH Toolbox List Sorting Working Memory Test is reliable and shows evidence of construct validity.