The Pair Test: A computerised measure of learning and memory.
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serval:BIB_F36A1A8F6D45
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Publications
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Title
The Pair Test: A computerised measure of learning and memory.
Journal
Behavior research methods
ISSN
1554-3528 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1554-351X
Publication state
Published
Issued date
04/2021
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
53
Number
2
Pages
928-942
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
There is increasing interest in the assessment of learning and memory in typically developing children as well as in children with neurodevelopmental disorders. However, neuropsychological assessments have been hampered by the dearth of standardised tests that enable direct comparison between distinct memory processes or between types of stimulus materials. We developed a tablet-based paired-associate learning paradigm, the Pair Test, based on neurocognitive models of learning and memory. The aims are to (i) establish the utility of this novel memory tool for use with children across a wide age range, and (ii) examine test validity, reliability and reproducibility of the construct. The convergent validity of the test was found to be adequate, and higher test reliability was shown for the Pair Test compared to standardised measures. Moderate test-retest reproducibility was shown, despite a long time interval between sessions (14 months). Moreover, the Pair Test is able to capture developmental changes in memory, and can therefore chart the developmental trajectory of memory and learning functions across childhood and adolescence. Finally, we used this novel instrument to acquire normative data from 130 typically developing children, aged 8-18 years. Age-stratified normative data are provided for learning, delayed recall and delayed recognition, for measures of verbal and non-verbal memory. The Pair Test thus provides measures of learning and memory accounting for encoding, consolidation and retrieval processes. As such, the standardised test results can be used to determine the status of learning and memory in healthy children, and also to identify deficits in paediatric patients at risk of damage to the neural network underlying mnemonic functions.
Keywords
Adolescent, Child, Humans, Memory, Mental Recall, Neuropsychological Tests, Reproducibility of Results, Verbal Learning, Assessment, Children, Learning, Paired-associate learning, Test
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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