Protocol - Verbal Memory - Child

Description

The Children’s Memory Scale® (CMS) assesses a range of memory function in children and includes short- and long-term visual and verbal memory and executive working memory tasks. The verbal memory subtest includes three tasks: Stories, Word Pairs, and Word Lists.

Specific Instructions

The verbal memory subtest of the Children’s Memory Scale® (CMS) is a proprietary interviewer-administered test. Each CMS subtest is a part of a complete CMS assessment and is not sold separately. To administer a subtest requires a licensing agreement from Pearson.

Availability

Limited Availability

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Protocol

Summary of the Verbal Memory Subtests of the Children’s Memory Scale®

The Children’s Memory Scale® verbal working memory subtest includes three tasks: Stories, Word Pairs, and Word Lists. In Stories, two stories are read to the participant. The child is asked to repeat each story immediately after it is told (Immediate), again after a delay of 30 minutes (Delayed), and asked yes/no questions about each (Delayed Recognition). In Word Pairs, the participant is read a list of paired words. In Word Pairs Learning, the child is asked to supply the second word after the first word is repeated. In Word Pairs Immediate, after three repetitions of the Word Pairs, the child is asked to repeat as many word pairs as possible without cues. After a delay of 30 minutes, the child is again given the first of the paired words and asked to supply the other (Word Pairs Delayed). The child is then asked if certain word pairs were part of the original list (Word Pairs Delayed Recognition). In Word Lists, the child is presented a list of words four times and then given a distractor list. The child is then asked to supply the first word list (Word Lists Total) and again after 30 minutes (Word Lists Delayed). The child is then asked if specific words were on the original list (Word List Delayed Recognition).

The Verbal Memory subtest of the Children’s Memory Scale® is a proprietary interviewer-administered test. Each Children’s Memory Scale® subtest is a part of a complete Children’s Memory Scale® assessment and is not sold separately. To administer a subtest requires a licensing agreement from Pearson.

Personnel and Training Required

Tests can be purchased and administered by individuals with any of the following:

A doctorate degree in psychology, education, or closely related field with formal training in the ethical administration, scoring, and interpretation of clinical assessments related to the intended use of the assessment.
Licensure or certification to practice in your state in a field related to the purchase.
Certification by or full active membership in a professional organization (such as American Psychological Association, National Association of School Psychologists, National Academy of Neuropsychology, International Neuropsychological Society) that requires training and experience in the relevant area of assessment.

Equipment Needs

The Children’s Memory Scale® (CMS) verbal working memory subtest

Requirements

Requirement Category	Required
Major equipment	No
Specialized training	Yes
Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection	No
Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual	Yes

Mode of Administration

Performance-based task

Lifestage

Child, Adolescent

Participants

Children and adolescents, ages 5-16

Selection Rationale

The Children’s Memory Scale® (CMS) is a valid and reliable test of various aspects of verbal memory.

Language

English

Standards

Standard	Name	ID	Source
Human Phenotype Ontology	Memory impairment	HP:0002354	HPO
caDSR Form	PhenX PX130802 - Verbal Memory Child	6872758	caDSR Form

Derived Variables

None

Process and Review

Expert Review Panel 4 (ERP 4) reviewed the measures in the Neurology, Psychiatric, and Psychosocial domains.

Guidance from ERP 4 included the following:

Added new protocol
Created new data dictionary

Protocol Name from Source

Childrens Memory Scale® (CMS), Verbal Memory subscales

Source

Cohen, M. J. (1997). Children’s Memory Scale. Toronto, Canada: Psychological Corporation, Harcourt Brace & Company.

The Verbal Memory subtest of the Children’s Memory Scale® (CMS) is a proprietary interviewer-administered test. Each CMS subtest is a part of a complete CMS assessment and is not sold separately. To administer a subtest requires a licensing agreement from Pearson.

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General References

Riccio, C. A., Garland, B. H., & Cohen, M. J. (2007) Relations between the Test of Variables of Attention (TOVA) and the Children’s Memory Scale (CMS). Journal of Attention Disorders 11(2), 167-171.

Kibby, M. Y., & Cohen, M. J. (2009). Memory functioning in children with reading disabilities and/or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A clinical investigation of their working memory and long-term memory functioning. Child Neuropsychology, 14(6), 525-546.

Protocol ID

130802

Variables

Export Variables

Variable Name	Variable ID	Variable Description	dbGaP Mapping
PX130802_Verbal_Memory_Child_Stories_Delayed
	PX13080201020000	Did the child repeat each story 30 minutes more after it was told? show less	N/A
PX130802_Verbal_Memory_Child_Stories_Delayed_Questions1
	PX13080201020100	Did the child answer the yes/no questions more correctly for Story #1? show less	N/A
PX130802_Verbal_Memory_Child_Stories_Delayed_Questions2
	PX13080201020200	Did the child answer the yes/no questions more correctly for Story #2? show less	N/A
PX130802_Verbal_Memory_Child_Stories_Immediate
	PX13080201010000	Did the child repeat each story immediately more after it was told? show less	N/A
PX130802_Verbal_Memory_Child_Stories_Immediate_Questions1
	PX13080201010100	Did the child answer the yes/no questions more correctly for Story #1? show less	N/A
PX130802_Verbal_Memory_Child_Stories_Immediate_Questions2
	PX13080201010200	Did the child answer the yes/no questions more correctly for Story #2? show less	N/A
PX130802_Verbal_Memory_Child_Word_List_Delayed
	PX13080201070000	Thirty minutes after being given the more distractor list, how many words did the child correctly repeat from the first word list? show less	N/A
PX130802_Verbal_Memory_Child_Word_List_Delayed_Recognition
	PX13080201080000	How many specific words did the child more correctly recognize to be part of the original list? show less	N/A
PX130802_Verbal_Memory_Child_Word_List_Immediate
	PX13080201060000	Immediately after being given the distractor more list, how many words did the child correctly repeat from the first word list? show less	N/A
PX130802_Verbal_Memory_Child_Word_Pairs_Learning_Delayed
	PX13080201040000	How many word pairs did the child repeat 30 more minutes after being read three repetitions of word pairs? show less	N/A
PX130802_Verbal_Memory_Child_Word_Pairs_Learning_Delayed_Recognition
	PX13080201050000	How many word pairs did the child correctly more recognize to be part of the original list? show less	N/A
PX130802_Verbal_Memory_Child_Word_Pairs_Learning_Immediate
	PX13080201030000	How many word pairs did the child repeat more immediately after being read three repetitions of word pairs? show less	N/A

Neurology

Measure Name

Verbal Memory

Release Date

November 28, 2017

Definition

An interviewer-administered test that measures the ability of the respondent to recall words and spoken items.

Purpose

This measure tests a respondent’s total range of function with respect to verbal memory. It is therefore more specific and sensitive than a measure of global mental status and can be used to assess major problems in verbal memory as well as minor variations that may be a consequence of normal aging.

Keywords

Neurology, cognition, dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, aging, proprietary, gerontology, aging, geriatrics

Measure Protocols

Protocol ID	Protocol Name
130801	Verbal Memory - Adult
130802	Verbal Memory - Child

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