FROSTIG. DEVELOPMENTAL TEST OF VISUAL PERCEPTION
Author:
Marianna Frostig
Polish standardization and manual:
Ewa Pietsch-Szurek, Barbara Szmigielska-Siuta, Jerzy Siuta (1999)
Age:
Preschool children and younger school children.
Procedure:
Younger children – individual administration, approximately 30-45 min; older children – group administration, approximately 60 min.
Test users:
Psychologists (psychology diploma required).
A nonverbal test measuring level of development of visual perception.
DESCRIPTION: The test consists of 72 drawing trials grouped into five sub-tests assessing eye-motor co-ordination, figure ground, form constancy, position in space and spatial relations.
RELIABILITY: Satisfactory internal consistency and stability.
VALIDITY: Satisfactory factor validity.
NORMS: For children aged 4-8.
APPLICATIONS: Assessment of level of visual perception and the associated school readiness, diagnosis of motor disturbances in children.
Note! Children with deficits in the visual analyser may be trained by means of a special program: M. Frostig & D. Horne, Pictures and Patterns. The Developmental Program in Visual Perception.
MATERIALS:
• Kit (25 test booklets, manual, set of plates, set of scoring standards)
• Manual
• Test booklets (25 copies)
• Set of plates
• Set of scoring standards
Please note: All of our tests are published in Polish. There are not available other language versions of our tools.
