The ABCs of computerized naming: Equivalency, reliability, and predictive validity of a computerized rapid automatized naming (RAN) task

Howe, Ashley E.; Arnell, Karen M.; Klein, Raymond M.; Joanisse, Marc F.; Tannock, Rosemary

doi:10.1016/j.jneumeth.2005.07.014

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“…Participants with longer rapid automatized naming times tend to have lower reading comprehension scores, slower reading rates and their initial landing position when fixating tends to be further to the left (among others: Howe et al, 2006 ; Arnell et al, 2009 ; Kuperman and Van Dyke, 2011 ). Moreover, rapid automatized naming tasks seem to recruit a network of neural structures also involved in more complex reading tasks (Misra et al, 2004 ).…”

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Working memory differences in long-distance dependency resolution

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There is a wealth of evidence showing that increasing the distance between an argument and its head leads to more processing effort, namely, locality effects; these are usually associated with constraints in working memory (DLT: Gibson, 2000; activation-based model: Lewis and Vasishth, 2005). In SOV languages, however, the opposite effect has been found: antilocality (see discussion in Levy et al., 2013). Antilocality effects can be explained by the expectation-based approach as proposed by Levy (2008) or by the activation-based model of sentence processing as proposed by Lewis and Vasishth (2005). We report an eye-tracking and a self-paced reading study with sentences in Spanish together with measures of individual differences to examine the distinction between expectation- and memory-based accounts, and within memory-based accounts the further distinction between DLT and the activation-based model. The experiments show that (i) antilocality effects as predicted by the expectation account appear only for high-capacity readers; (ii) increasing dependency length by interposing material that modifies the head of the dependency (the verb) produces stronger facilitation than increasing dependency length with material that does not modify the head; this is in agreement with the activation-based model but not with the expectation account; and (iii) a possible outcome of memory load on low-capacity readers is the increase in regressive saccades (locality effects as predicted by memory-based accounts) or, surprisingly, a speedup in the self-paced reading task; the latter consistent with good-enough parsing (Ferreira et al., 2002). In sum, the study suggests that individual differences in working memory capacity play a role in dependency resolution, and that some of the aspects of dependency resolution can be best explained with the activation-based model together with a prediction component.

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“…Leitores proficientes são capazes de ler palavras a uma velocidade bastante rápida, chegando a 300 palavras por minuto, ou cinco palavras por segundo 13 . O teste RAN é um teste de fácil aplicação e de grande valia, pois funciona como uma ferramenta para diagnosticar problemas potenciais da leitura, permitindo a detecção precoce e a devida intervenção 14 .…”

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A nomeação seriada rápida em escolares com e sem queixas de problemas de aprendizagem em escola pública e particular

Bicalho¹,

Alves²

2010

Rev. CEFAC

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OBJETIVO: investigar a nomeação seriada rápida em crianças de uma escola pública e uma privada, com e sem queixas de problemas escolares. MÉTODOS: participaram do estudo 137 crianças dos gêneros masculino e feminino, com idade entre 7 e 11 anos, da cidade de Belo Horizonte, matriculadas no ensino fundamental, entre o 2º e o 5º ano. Foi aplicado o Teste de Nomeação Automatizada Rápida (Rapid Automatized Naming - RAN) que avaliou o tempo gasto pelo participante para nomear uma série de estímulos visuais familiares: cores, letras, dígitos e objetos - o mais rápido possível. RESULTADOS: os resultados deste estudo evidenciaram que o desempenho de alunos de escola particular comparado ao de alunos de escola pública é superior e que há uma diferença estatisticamente significante entre sujeitos com queixas de problemas de aprendizagem comparado aos sem queixas. CCONCLUSÃO: o presente estudo sinaliza que a capacidade de nomeação seriada pode ser considerada como uma das habilidades fundamentais para o bom desempenho em leitura. Sendo assim, há necessidade de continuidade de pesquisas que estabeleçam a relação dessa habilidade da linguagem com outras habilidades de leitura e escrita para verificação do impacto direto da nomeação seriada rápida no processo de aprendizagem da leitura.

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“…The Peg board task validated against the Tower of Hanoi test, showed moderate correlation, i.e., total time completion was 0.565 and total number of errors 0.752.These results indicated that computerized cognition testing methods are reliable and despite the differences in the method of stimulus presentation (physical, e.g. peg, versus virtual) [20] and mode of administration (computer versus in person) have good concurrent validity and hence could be used to model the conventional Tower of Hanoi test [11]. …”

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Test-retest reliability and validity of a custom-designed computerized neuropsychological cognitive test battery in young healthy adults.

Vora¹,

Varghese²,

Weisenbach³

et al. 2016

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Objective Dual-task methodologies are utilized to probe attentional resource sharing between motor and cognitive systems. Computerized neuropsychological testing is an advanced approach for cognitive assessment and its application in dual task testing is evolving. This study aimed to establish the test-retest reliability and concurrent validity of a custom-designed, computerized, cognitive test battery. Methods Fifteen healthy young adults were tested for the following domains (and tasks): 1) visuomotor function (Spot and Click, SC), 2) phonemic memory (Category Naming, Cat N) and verbal fluency (Word List Generation, WLG), 3) response inhibition (Color Naming, CN), 4) discriminant decision-making (Unveil the Star, US), 5) visual working memory (Triangle and Letter Tracking, TT and LT), 6) problem solving (Peg Game, PG) and 7) information processing speed (Letter-Number, LN). The reaction time, accuracy, time of completion, total number of responses and total number of errors were used as the outcome variables. Results The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was used to determine reliability for all outcome variables and concurrent validity was established with respect to the Delis Kaplan Executive Function System™ (D-KEFS™). Reliability ranged from good to excellent for all seven tasks (ICC>0.65). The Cat.N, WLG and CN showed good correlation and PG task showed moderate correlation with tests of the D-KEFS. Conclusion Findings indicate that these computerized cognitive tests were both valid and reproducible and therefore can be easily implemented by clinicians for assessing cognition and incorporated for dual-task testing and training.

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The ABCs of computerized naming: Equivalency, reliability, and predictive validity of a computerized rapid automatized naming (RAN) task

Cited by 18 publications

References 42 publications

Working memory differences in long-distance dependency resolution

Working memory differences in long-distance dependency resolution

A nomeação seriada rápida em escolares com e sem queixas de problemas de aprendizagem em escola pública e particular

Test-retest reliability and validity of a custom-designed computerized neuropsychological cognitive test battery in young healthy adults.

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