Table 2.
Observation instrument.
| Criterion | Dimension | Category systems | Category code | Category description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed | Participant | Participant | 01 | Participant 1 is performing the task and is being assessed |
| 02 | Participant 2 is performing the task and is being assessed | |||
| 03 | Participant 3 is performing the task and is being assessed | |||
| 04 | Participant 4 is performing the task and is being assessed | |||
| … | Participant … is performing the task and is being assessed | |||
| Gender | Female | F | The participant performing the task is female | |
| Male | M | The participant performing the task is male | ||
| Executive Function Task | Backward Word Span | BWS | Task for assessing verbal working memory | |
| Backward Animal Images Span: | BAIS | Task for assessing visuospatial working memory | ||
| Simon Says | S | Task for assessing behavioral inhibition | ||
| Day-Night Task | DNT | Task for assessing resistance to distractor interference | ||
| Shape School | SS | Task for assessing cognitive flexibility primarily but also inhibition | ||
| Mixed | Phase | Phase 1 | P1 | Phase 1 of the task the participant is performing |
| Phase 2 | P2 | Phase 2 of the task the participant is performing (only possible in the Shape School tasks) | ||
| Phase 3 | P3 | Phase 3 of the task the participant is performing (only possible in the Shape School task) | ||
| Phase 4 | P4 | Phase 4 of the task the participant is performing (only possible in the Shape School task) | ||
| Variable | Item | Item 1 | 1 | Response stimulus 1 in task |
| Item 2 | 2 | Response stimulus 2 in task | ||
| Item 3 | 3 | Response stimulus 3 in task | ||
| Item 4 | 4 | Response stimulus 4 in task | ||
| Item 5 | 5 | Response stimulus 5 in task | ||
| Item 6 | 6 | Response stimulus 6 in task | ||
| Item 7 | 7 | Response stimulus 7 in task | ||
| Item 8 | 8 | Response stimulus 8 in task | ||
| … | … | |||
| Item 40 | 40 | Response stimulus 40 in task | ||
| Performance | Correct | Co | The participant performs adequately for the specific task item | |
| Incorrect | Inc. | The participant does not perform adequately for the specific task item | ||
| Self-Correct | Aut | The participant starts an action, realizes and corrects a mistake, and does not complete the action | ||
| Omission | Om | The participant does not respond when required to do so by the specific task | ||
| Adult | Explains | AdEx | The adult explains to the participant what the task consists of by giving instructions and explaining the rules of the game | |
| Corrects | AdCg | The adult corrects the participant when he/she does something wrong, leading the participant to either correct the mistake and or to modify his/her approach accordingly |