Table 11.
Evaluation of standardised visuo-spatial STM and WM tests, listed alphabetically by test type.
| Test | Validity
|
Reliability
|
Measurement error | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construct | Content/Face | Concurrent | Predictive | Discriminant | Test-retest | Split-half | Inter-rater | ||
| Block Tapping (Kessels et al., 2008) | Excellent | Fair | Excellent | Yes | Yes | Poor | Poor | No | Poor |
| Design Memory (CLQT) | Excellent | Fair | Poor | No | No | Poor | Poor | No | Poor |
| Nonverbal memory (Aphasia Check List) | Excellent | Poor | Fair | Yes | Yes | Poor | Poor | No | Poor |
| a Square Span (DeDe et al., 2014) | Excellent | Poor | Fair | No | Yes | Poor | Poor | No | Poor |
| Visual Elevator (TEA) | Excellent | Poor | Poor | No | Yes | Poor | Poor | No | Poor |
| Visual Reproduction (WMS-R) | Excellent | Poor | Poor | No | Yes | Excellent | Poor | Yes | Excellent |
| a Visual tapping (WMS-R) | Excellent | Poor | Poor | No | Yes | Poor | Excellent | No | Excellent |
| a Visual tapping (WMS-III) | Excellent | Excellent | Fair | Yes | No | Fair | Fair | Yes | Excellent |
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same ratings for both forward and backward recall. The visual span subtests of the Computerised Neurocognitive Test (MaxMedica, Seoul, Korea) were unobtainable.
CLQT = Cognitive Linguistic Quick Test; TEA = Test of Everyday Attention; WMS-R = Wechsler Memory Scale – Revised; WMS-III = Wechsler Memory Scale 3rd Edition.