Protocol - Visual Memory - Child

Description

The Children’s Memory Scale® assesses a range of memory function in children and includes short- and long-term visual and verbal working memory and executive working memory tasks. The visual working memory tasks, including the ability to remember and recognize faces, remember the position and location of people in a series of photographs, and remember the locations of pictures within a rectangle.

Specific Instructions

The Visual 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.

Availability

Limited Availability

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Summary of the Visual Memory Subtests of the Children’s Memory Scale

The Children’s Memory Scale® visual memory tasks include the ability to remember and recognize faces, remember position and location of people in a series of photographs, and remember the locations of pictures within a rectangle.

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

None

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 aged 5-16 years

Selection Rationale

The Children’s Memory Scale® is a valid and reliable test of various aspects of short-term and working memory.

Language

English

Standards

Standard	Name	ID	Source
Human Phenotype Ontology	Memory impairment	HP:0002354	HPO

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:

· No changes

Protocol Name from Source

Childrens Memory Scale® (CMS), Visual Memory subtest

Source

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

The visual 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.

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P.O. Box 599700
San Antonio, TX 78259
Telephone: 800.627.7271
Email: clinicalcustomersupport@pearson.com

General References

Hijmans, C. T., Grootenhuis, M. A., Oosterlaan, J., Heijboer, H., Peters, M., & Fijnvandraat, K. (2011). Neurocognitive deficits in children with sickle cell disease are associated with the severity of anemia. Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 57(2), 297-302.

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.

Schatz, J., & Roberts, C. W. (2005). Short-term memory in children with sickle cell disease: Executive versus modality-specific processing deficits. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 20(8), 1073-1085.

Protocol ID

130902

Variables

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Neurology

Measure Name

Visual Memory

Release Date

May 12, 2010

Definition

An interviewer-administered test that measures the ability of the respondent to remember images and pictures.

Purpose

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

Keywords

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

Measure Protocols

Protocol ID	Protocol Name
130901	Visual Memory - Adult
130902	Visual Memory - Child

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