Brief Adaptive Nonverbal Test (BANT), the diagnostic tool evaluating nonverbal cognitive skills in preschool-aged children

• Authors: Simona Pekárková , Martina Švandová , Matěj Seifert , Hynek Cígler , Jiří Štipl , Filip Smolík
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Testing with the CAT version of the test is significantly less time consuming in comparison with the fixed version of the test (m=2.78 mins compared to m=7.62 mins with fixed test; items administered m=X items compared to 59 items with fixed test). Reliability over 0,80 has been achieved approx. for -3 to +1 theta estimates, with a peak over 0,95 at approximately -1,75 theta estimate. Correlations with other tests in Myška application support the interpretation of the test results, according to which test aims at visual processing and non-verbal reasoning using visual material. Overall, BANT appears to be a practical tool for evaluating cognitive development and school readiness in the general cognitive domain in pre-school children. Its fast adaptive administration using tablets is a practical utilisation in pedagogical and clinical practices and is especially beneficial to children with language barriers. Limitations. In subsequent development, the results from the task should be validated against a dedicated nonverbal cognition tool such as SON-R.

Keywords

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computerized test; preschool age; non-verbal thinking; computer adaptive testing (CAT); school readiness

Discipline

• PSYCHOLOGY: PSYCHOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Psychology, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Československá psychologie (Czechoslovak Psychology)
• Year: 2025
• Volume: 69
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 176-190
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

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Simona Pekárková

• Československá psychologie, redakce, Psychologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i., Politických vězňů 7, 110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic

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Martina Švandová

• Československá psychologie, redakce, Psychologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i., Politických vězňů 7, 110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic

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Matěj Seifert

• Československá psychologie, redakce, Psychologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i., Politických vězňů 7, 110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic

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Hynek Cígler

• Československá psychologie, redakce, Psychologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i., Politických vězňů 7, 110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic

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Jiří Štipl

• Československá psychologie, redakce, Psychologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i., Politických vězňů 7, 110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic

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Filip Smolík

• Československá psychologie, redakce, Psychologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i., Politických vězňů 7, 110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic