title: Visual memory development in preschool children.
abstract: 113 3-, 4-, 5-, and 6-yr.-old preschool children were administered the Bannatyne Visuospatial Memory test to obtain cross-sectional data on a downward extension of the test instrument. Means, standard deviations, and correlation coefficients for the sample as well as estimates of validity and reliability are reported. Analysis of variance for the number of correct matches indicated significant differences for age but not for sex. Results were consistent with previous findings and support the efficacy of this test in assessing motor-free visuospatial memory of preschool children as young as three.
authors.affiliation: Family Enrichment Center, La Mesa, California.
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Aliotti
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Rajabiun
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004193:Discrimination Learning; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D009949:Orientation; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual