TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of a version of the self-ordered pointing task
T2 - a working memory task for Brazilian preschoolers
AU - Sallum, Isabela
AU - da Mata, Fernanda Gomes
AU - Cheib, Nathália Falcone
AU - Mathias, Charles W.
AU - Miranda, Débora Marques
AU - Malloy-Diniz, Leandro Fernandes
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Copyright:
Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2017/2/17
Y1 - 2017/2/17
N2 - Objective: Working memory is a fundamental cognitive function and is predictive of outcomes and achievement in a wide range of domains from an early age. The focus of this study was to develop a computerized Brazilian version of the Self-Ordered Pointing Task (SOPT) for preschoolers and to provide initial normative and validation data for this task. Methods: The sample of the present study was composed of 248 children aged 3 (n = 41), 4 (n = 88) and 5 (n = 119) years from 13 private and public schools in Belo Horizonte. Children were evaluated with the SOPT and the Columbia Mental Maturity Scale (CMMS), a measure of intelligence, and their parents completed the Brazilian Criterion of Economic Classification (CCEB) to assess their SES. A subsample of parents of 184 children also filled the Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 11/2–5 years (CBCL 11/2–5), a measure of psychopathology. Results: A multiple regression analysis found chronological age, intelligence, and SES to be predictive of performance on the SOPT. Furthermore, five-year olds performed better than three- and four-year olds in the task. A difference between children in private and public kindergartens also emerged. Additionally, SOPT performance was negatively correlated with Internalizing, Externalizing, and Total psychopathological problems, as well as to several other psychopathological measures as accessed by the CBCL, although the correlations were small. Conclusion: Taken together, this study provides initial normative and validation data for the SOPT, but further validation studies are needed.
AB - Objective: Working memory is a fundamental cognitive function and is predictive of outcomes and achievement in a wide range of domains from an early age. The focus of this study was to develop a computerized Brazilian version of the Self-Ordered Pointing Task (SOPT) for preschoolers and to provide initial normative and validation data for this task. Methods: The sample of the present study was composed of 248 children aged 3 (n = 41), 4 (n = 88) and 5 (n = 119) years from 13 private and public schools in Belo Horizonte. Children were evaluated with the SOPT and the Columbia Mental Maturity Scale (CMMS), a measure of intelligence, and their parents completed the Brazilian Criterion of Economic Classification (CCEB) to assess their SES. A subsample of parents of 184 children also filled the Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 11/2–5 years (CBCL 11/2–5), a measure of psychopathology. Results: A multiple regression analysis found chronological age, intelligence, and SES to be predictive of performance on the SOPT. Furthermore, five-year olds performed better than three- and four-year olds in the task. A difference between children in private and public kindergartens also emerged. Additionally, SOPT performance was negatively correlated with Internalizing, Externalizing, and Total psychopathological problems, as well as to several other psychopathological measures as accessed by the CBCL, although the correlations were small. Conclusion: Taken together, this study provides initial normative and validation data for the SOPT, but further validation studies are needed.
KW - Working memory
KW - construct validity
KW - convergent validity
KW - ecological validity
KW - preschool
KW - self-ordered pointing task
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U2 - 10.1080/13854046.2016.1275818
DO - 10.1080/13854046.2016.1275818
M3 - Article
C2 - 28079460
AN - SCOPUS:85009260910
VL - 31
SP - 459
EP - 470
JO - Clinical Neuropsychologist
JF - Clinical Neuropsychologist
SN - 1385-4046
IS - 2
ER -