Conceptual abilities of children with mild intellectual disability: Analysis of Wisconsin Card Sorting Test performance
Abstract
Background The ability to generate and flexibly change concepts is of great importance for the development of academic and adaptive skills. This paper analyses the conceptual reasoning ability of children with mild intellectual disability (MID) by their achievements on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST). Method The sample consisted of 95 children with MID aged between 10 years and 13 years 11 months. The following variables from the WCST were analysed: number of categories completed, initial conceptualisation, total number of errors, non-perseverative errors, perseverative errors, number of perseverative responses, and failures to maintain set. Results The observed WCST predictive variables account for 79% of the variability in the number of categories completed (p lt .000). The total number of errors was the most significant predictor of performance on the WCST. Conclusion We can conclude that there is a significant progress of conceptual abilities between the age of 13 years to... 13 years 11 months, compared to other assessed age groups. The results of our research suggests that the development of mental set flexibility is the basis of progress in conceptual abilities, thus intervention programs should offer specially designed activities that vary in their attentional demands, content, conceptual patterns, and actions required.
Keywords:
mild intellectual disability / executive functions / conceptual abilities / cognitive flexibility / ability to vary conceptual patternsSource:
Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2013, 38, 2, 134-140Publisher:
- Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon
DOI: 10.3109/13668250.2013.772956
ISSN: 1366-8250
PubMed: 23510029
WoS: 000318936800005
Scopus: 2-s2.0-84877801208
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rFASPERTY - JOUR AU - Gligorović, Milica AU - Buha, Nataša PY - 2013 UR - http://rfasper.fasper.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/688 AB - Background The ability to generate and flexibly change concepts is of great importance for the development of academic and adaptive skills. This paper analyses the conceptual reasoning ability of children with mild intellectual disability (MID) by their achievements on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST). Method The sample consisted of 95 children with MID aged between 10 years and 13 years 11 months. The following variables from the WCST were analysed: number of categories completed, initial conceptualisation, total number of errors, non-perseverative errors, perseverative errors, number of perseverative responses, and failures to maintain set. Results The observed WCST predictive variables account for 79% of the variability in the number of categories completed (p lt .000). The total number of errors was the most significant predictor of performance on the WCST. Conclusion We can conclude that there is a significant progress of conceptual abilities between the age of 13 years to 13 years 11 months, compared to other assessed age groups. The results of our research suggests that the development of mental set flexibility is the basis of progress in conceptual abilities, thus intervention programs should offer specially designed activities that vary in their attentional demands, content, conceptual patterns, and actions required. PB - Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon T2 - Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability T1 - Conceptual abilities of children with mild intellectual disability: Analysis of Wisconsin Card Sorting Test performance EP - 140 IS - 2 SP - 134 VL - 38 DO - 10.3109/13668250.2013.772956 ER -
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Gligorović, M.,& Buha, N.. (2013). Conceptual abilities of children with mild intellectual disability: Analysis of Wisconsin Card Sorting Test performance. in Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon., 38(2), 134-140. https://doi.org/10.3109/13668250.2013.772956
Gligorović M, Buha N. Conceptual abilities of children with mild intellectual disability: Analysis of Wisconsin Card Sorting Test performance. in Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability. 2013;38(2):134-140. doi:10.3109/13668250.2013.772956 .
Gligorović, Milica, Buha, Nataša, "Conceptual abilities of children with mild intellectual disability: Analysis of Wisconsin Card Sorting Test performance" in Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 38, no. 2 (2013):134-140, https://doi.org/10.3109/13668250.2013.772956 . .