Boston Naming Test: problems with administration and scoring.
The poorly written administration and scoring instructions for the Boston Naming Test allow too wide a range of interpretations. Three different, seemingly correct interpretations of the scoring methods were compared. The results show that these methods can produce large differences in the total score.
Lopez
Michael N
MN
Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, MH Group/Behavioral Health Section, Long Beach, California 90822, USA.
Arias
Griselda P
GP
Hunter
Marnie A
MA
Charter
Richard A
RA
Scott
Reda R
RR
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009484:Neuropsychology / Q000295:instrumentation; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*