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Assessing Working Memory in Children: The Comprehensive Assessment Battery for Children – Working Memory (CABC-WM)
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V. NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery (CB): measuring working memory.

David S Tulsky, Noelle E Carlozzi, Nicolas Chevalier

    Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development
    |August 20, 2013
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    The NIH Toolbox List Sorting Working Memory Test effectively measures processing speed in children and adults. This reliable cognitive assessment tool demonstrates strong validity and improves with age throughout development.

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    Area of Science:

    • Cognitive psychology
    • Neuroscience
    • Developmental psychology

    Background:

    • The NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery (CB) aims to provide standardized cognitive assessments.
    • Processing speed is a critical cognitive domain requiring accurate measurement across age groups.
    • Existing tools may lack comprehensive validation or age-specific norms.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To introduce and validate the NIH Toolbox List Sorting Working Memory Test.
    • To assess processing speed and sequencing abilities in children and adults.
    • To establish the reliability and construct validity of the List Sorting test.

    Main Methods:

    • Development of a visual and auditory sequencing task.
    • Administration to a cohort of children and adults.
    • Statistical analysis of descriptive data, test-retest reliability, and validity (convergent and discriminant).

    Main Results:

    • List Sorting performance demonstrated a positive correlation with age, indicating developmental improvement.
    • High test-retest reliability coefficients were observed, suggesting stability of the measure.
    • Evidence supporting both convergent and discriminant validity was found, confirming construct validity.

    Conclusions:

    • The NIH Toolbox List Sorting Working Memory Test is a reliable measure of processing speed.
    • The test shows strong evidence of construct validity, making it suitable for diverse age groups.
    • This tool is valuable for assessing cognitive development and processing speed in pediatric and adult populations.