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Victoria Leong1,2,3, Kausar Raheel1, Jia Yi Sim1
1Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Journal of Medical Internet Research
|January 6, 2022
Summary
Remote guided testing (RGT) offers a valid alternative to in-person cognitive assessments. This supervised online method ensures data quality is equivalent to lab-based studies, even outperforming them in some areas.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Neuropsychology
- Human Factors
Background:
- The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a shift to digital research methods in psychology.
- Online web-based testing emerged as a solution for large-scale cognitive data collection.
- Concerns persist regarding the data quality and validity of online versus in-person studies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate a supervised online testing methodology called remote guided testing (RGT).
- To compare the data quality and performance of RGT with traditional laboratory-based testing.
Main Methods:
- 85 healthy adults completed 10 cognitive tasks assessing executive functioning and learning.
- Tasks were administered either face-to-face in a lab (n=41) or online via RGT (n=44).
- Identical web-based platforms were used; data quality was assessed via trial-level and performance measures.
Main Results:
- Remote guided testing data was statistically equivalent to in-person lab data across all quality and performance metrics (P>.40).
- RGT participants showed higher verbal intelligence scores than the lab group (P<.001), potentially due to environmental factors like mask-wearing.
Conclusions:
- The RGT methodology provides a reliable alternative for collecting high-quality cognitive data remotely.
- RGT can address concerns about online data quality, especially for high-risk or rare populations.
- This approach facilitates cognitive data collection without the need for physical attendance.
