title: Developmental normative data for the Baron-Hopkins Board test of spatial location memory.
abstract: Developmentally appropriate domain-specific tests with strong psychometric properties for preschoolers are lacking and infrequently developed. Baron's modification of the Hopkins Board test (B-HB) to assess spatial location learning and recall in 3- and 6-year-old children has shown promise in the study of young children born prematurely. Current study data were analyzed on 172 typically developing children at age 3 years and 193 at age 6 years, born at term (≥ 37 weeks; ≥ 2500 grams). Statistically significant gender differences were found and data stratification of T-scores and percentile ranks are provided for each of the eight B-HB measures. The B-HB's strong interrater reliability (99.5%), low-to-moderate test-retest reliability across the 3-year age span, Pearson correlations showing criterion validity, and differential functioning from other selective attention and visuospatial/visuoperceptual tests provide initial normative data for this novel measure of spatial location memory in young children.
authors.affiliation: a Fairfax Neonatal Associates at Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children , Falls Church , VA , USA.
authors.forename: Ida Sue
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Baron
authors.affiliation: a Fairfax Neonatal Associates at Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children , Falls Church , VA , USA.
authors.forename: Crista
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hopp
authors.affiliation: b Department of Educational Leadership , The George Washington University , Washington , DC , USA.
authors.forename: Brandi A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Weiss
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008570:Memory, Short-Term / Q000502:physiology*; D011939:Mental Recall / Q000502:physiology*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013028:Space Perception; D065852:Spatial Memory
keywords: Cognitive assessment; Neuropsychological test; Preschool; Spatial memory; Working memory