Convergent validity of the Integrated Visual and Auditory Continuous Performance Test (IVA+Plus): associations with working memory, processing speed, and behavioral ratings.
Though the Integrated Visual and Auditory Continuous Performance Test (IVA + Plus) is commonly used by researchers and clinicians, few investigations have assessed its convergent and discriminant validity, especially with regard to its use with children. The present study details correlates of the IVA + Plus using measures of cognitive ability and ratings of child behavior (parent and teacher), drawing upon a sample of 90 psychoeducational evaluations. Scores from the IVA + Plus correlated significantly with the Working Memory and Processing Speed Indexes from the Fourth Edition of the Wechsler Intelligence Scales for Children (WISC-IV), though fewer and weaker significant correlations were seen with behavior ratings scales, and significant associations also occurred with WISC-IV Verbal Comprehension and Perceptual Reasoning. The overall pattern of relations is supportive of the validity of the IVA + Plus; however, general cognitive ability was associated with better performance on most of the primary scores of the IVA + Plus, suggesting that interpretation should take intelligence into account.
['Arble|Eamonn|E|', 'Kuentzel|Jeffrey|J|', 'Barnett|Douglas|D|']
D000161:Acoustic Stimulation D000293:Adolescent D001288:Attention D002648:Child D002675:Child, Preschool D002658:Developmental Disabilities D005260:Female D006801:Humans D008297:Male D008570:Memory, Short-Term D009483:Neuropsychological Tests D010775:Photic Stimulation D015203:Reproducibility of Results D014888:Wechsler Scales
IVA WISC-IV ADHD CPT Psychoeducational assessment