A rasch-based validation of the hooper visual organization test in Chinese-speaking children

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1276-1282

  Wuang, Yee Pay ^a   Wang, Li Chen ^a   Su, Chwen Yng ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Rasch analysis; Visual organization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HOOPER VISUAL ORGANIZATION TEST; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RASCH ANALYSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 77957114654     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2010.07.016     Document Type: Article

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