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Abstract:
Abstract: The Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure, a geometric
design composed of 18 elements, is used in neuropsychological
assessment of visual-spatial and visual-motor abilities. In its
standard administration, the figure is first copied and then
recalled from memory after a 15-minute interval. Children in
kindergarten and the early elementary grades find this
administration difficult, often producing un-scorable drawings. The
purpose of this research was to determine whether using a guided,
step-by-step approach to the copy of the figure would provide more
clinically relevant data with young children. The ROCF was
administered to 36 full-term children with normal developmental
histories: 18 followed the standard administration (Group 1); 18
followed a step-by-step administration (Group 2). The groups were
matched in terms of age-at-testing, gender, mother's educational
level, and verbal intelligence. Accuracy and organization scores
for both ROCF copies and recalls were compared across groups.
Results showed significantly higher accuracy and organizational
scores for Group 1 compared to Group 2. These results indicate that
a step-by-step administration of the ROCF reduces the
visual-spatial processing demands inherent in the standard
administration, making it useful in situations where examiners must
differentiate between visual-spatial difficulties and visual-motor
control problems in young children.
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