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. 2019 Feb 15;116(7):107–114. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2019.0107

Table 2. Recommended psychometric tests of mathematical performance (in alphabetical order)*.

Test Areas assessed Range of applicability Administration & scoring Time (min)
P A W From To From To
BADYS 1–4+ (R) (e83) X X X 1st grade (end) 5th grade (middle) PP (S) 60 75
BADYS 5–8+ (e92) X X X 5th grade (end) 9th grade (middle) PP (S) 45 90
BIRTE 2 (e95) X X X 2nd grade (beginning) 2nd grade (end) PC 45 60
CODY-M 2–4 (e81) X X 2nd grade (beginning) 4th grade (end) PC 30 45
DEMAT 1+ (e86) X X X 1st grade (end) 2nd grade (beginning) PP 45 45
DEMAT 2+ (e90) X X X 2nd grade (end) 3rd grade (beginning) PP 45 45
DEMAT 3+ (e93) X X X 3rd grade (end) 4th grade (middle) PP 45 45
DEMAT 4 (e84) X X X 4th grade (middle) 4th grade (end) PP 45 45
DEMAT 5+ (e88) X X X 5th grade (end) 6th grade (middle) PP 35 35
DEMAT 6+ (e87) X X X 6th grade (end) 7th grade (middle) PP 35 35
DIRG (e99) X 1st grade (end) 4th grade (end) PP 16 30
ERT 1+ (e96) X X X 1st grade (end) 2nd grade (middle) PP 14 70
ERT 2+ (e89) X X X 2nd grade (end) 3rd grade (middle) PP 14 70
ERT 3+ (e85) X X X 3rd grade (end) 4th grade (middle) PP 30 90
ERT 4+ (e91) X X X 4th grade (end) 5th grade (middle) PP 20 85
HRT 1–4 (e94) X X 1st grade (end) 4th grade (end) PP 40 60
KEKS (e98) X X X 1st grade (beginning) 4th grade (end) PP (S) 45 45
MARKO-D1+ (e100) X X X 1st grade (middle) 2nd grade (beginning) PP 30 40
MBK 1+ (e82) X X X 1st grade (beginning) 4th grade (end) PP 45 60

A, basic arithmetic operations; P, numerical and quantitative processing; PC, testing on a PC or tablet; PP, paper-and-pencil test; S, optional scoring program available for paper-based test (applicability and duration according to test manual); W, word problems

* abbreviated representation, for a detailed listing of these tests and their rankings, cf. eTable 1