Construction and Normalization of computerized working memory test for children
Subject Areas : PsychologyAliAkbar Shariifi 1 * , Hossein Zare 2
1 - Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.
Keywords: Normalization, working memory test for children, validity, reliability,
Abstract :
In the case of working memory in children, due to the basic challenges in evaluating it, there are few tools. The present study was conducted with the aim of developing and standardizing a computerized working memory test for children. The method of this research is a descriptive study and test development. Among the first to sixth grade students of Shahrekord, 324 students were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling method and were measured by computerized working memory test for children. The results of exploratory factor analysis using principal component analysis with varimax rotation showed that 9 subscales explained 86.54% of the variance of the data. The first, second, third, and fourth factors explained 29.42, 19.78, 18.86, and 18.49 percent of variance, respectively. Also, the test-retest reliability coefficient of 0.814 was obtained for the whole test and the correlation between Working Memory Test Battery for Children and the computerized working memory test for children in the range of 0.513 to 0.791. In total, the findings of the research showed that computerized working memory test for children has satisfactory psychometric properties in the Iranian children's pupulation, which can be used to measure children's working memory.
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