Teste de atenção concentrada Toulouse-Pierón: atualização dos estudos de padronização, validade e precisão / Toulouse-Pierón Concentrated Attention Test: update of standardization, reliability and validity studies

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IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

20/06/2011

RESUMO

Toulouse-Pierón test was one of the first tools for an accurate assessment of concentrated attention and it preceded numerous others in many countries, including Brazil. The present study aims at setting new standards for this test, establishing criteria, with validity and reliability studies and an updated bibliography in order to obtain the minimum requirements for its approval in the Federal Council of Psychology (Conselho Federal de Psicologia - CFP) in accordance with its Resolution no 002/003.To establish the criteria, 701 subjects were used. They were both male and female volunteers, varied in age and educational background, all resident in the cities of São Paulo and Osasco. The sample was taken from private and public elementary and secondary adult education programs, college courses, technical college courses and job selection processes for the private sector. Thus a sample with three different educational levels - elementary, secondary and higher education - was obtained. Reliability was investigated by means of the test-retest method. Although the coefficient of Error was randomic, significant coefficients of Speed, Quality and Omission were verified. Concurrent validity was investigated in relation to AC and D2 concentrated attention tests and Ravens Progressive Matrices Test - Advanced Scale was used to verify the correlation between attention and intelligence. Analysis of variance by age rage, gender and educational levels indicated significant differences in the Speed scores on basis of educational level in the Toulouse-Pierón Test. Also the difference in relation to gender was significant only in the higher education group. Percentile norms were established for the global sample, for each educational level and for gender in the higher education sample. Statistically significant correlation coefficients were found to the results of the AC and D2 tests, confirming the validity of the Toulouse-Pierón Test. The correlation between the Speed scores and Raven test was significant, but low, indicating iv that they are independent abilities and that attention contributes for the development of intelligence. The results have confirmed the psychometric qualities of the Toulouse- Pierón Test and pointed out the need for specific standards for different education levels as well as the need for setting a shorter time limit, particularly when assessing the higher education group

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atenção attention avaliação psicológica psychological assessment psychological testing testes psicológicos

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