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Purpose
Assesses whether an examinee is providing valid test scores
Authors
Elisabeth M. S. Sherman, PhD, and Brian L. Brooks, PhD
Administration Formats
Additional Details
A PVT for Children Through Young Adults for Visual and Verbal Domains
The MVP is a performance validity test (PVT) for children, adolescents, and young adults that covers visual and verbal domains in just 5–7 minutes. Improve testing outcome confidence by accurately and rapidly assessing whether a child’s scores are a valid estimate of his or her ability.
Features and benefits
- The first stand-alone PVT specifically designed for, nationally standardized on, and validated for use with children, adolescents, and young adults ages 5–21 years.
- Consists of two subtests – visual and verbal. Each subtest is divided into two brief item sets, with the second set perceived as progressively more challenging.
- Use to detect if your client is providing valid test scores.
- Designed to be used by clinicians who administer cognitive, social-emotional, or neurological assessments to children and youth.
- Use in tandem with other assessment batteries.
- The first PVT conormed with the Child and Adolescent Memory Profile (ChAMP) and the Multidimensional Everyday Memory Ratings for Youth (MEMRY).
- The first PVT with age-adjusted cutoff scores to minimize false positives in younger children.
- No motor requirements: Can be administered to youth with motor impairments and visual impairments as well as those with developmental or acquired cognitive, academic, or behavioral concerns.
- Straightforward and easy to administer.
- In-Person e-Stimulus Books and Kits are convenient alternatives to paper administration that allow you to administer the MVP face-to-face via tablet. Be sure to download our whitepaper prior to administering from the resources area.
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FAQs
What is the technical information for the MVP?
Test structure
- Consists of two subtests—Visual and Verbal. Each subtest is divided into two brief item sets, with the second set perceived as progressively more challenging than the first.
- Administration requires only the Stimulus Book and the Record Form. The Record Form contains the instructions for administering each subtest and for recording responses. The Stimulus Book contains the Visual subtest items.
- The Visual subtest yields an MVP Visual score, and the Verbal subtest yields an MVP Verbal score; when combined, these scores make up the overall MVP Total score.
Technical information
- The first PVT with age-adjusted cutoff scores to minimize false positives in younger children.
- Standardized on a sample of 1,221 examinees from more than 35 states using a population-proportionate, stratified random sampling plan based on 2012 U.S. Census statistics and 198 youth with clinical diagnoses.
- MVP cutoff scores were calibrated based on the state-of-the-art in PVT development, including binomial probability theory, performance in healthy youth and in clinical samples, and an invalid performance sample.
- In a study conducted during development, MVP cutoff scores had 100% sensitivity and 100% specificity in detecting feigned memory impairment.
When should I use the MEMRY™, ChAMP™, and the MVP?
How does the fact that the ChAMP™ is conormed with the Memory Validity Profile™ (MVP) and the Multidimensional Everyday Memory Ratings for Youth™ (MEMRY™) help the practitioner? In what circumstance(s) would these all be used together?
Each component provides additional information about a child’s memory abilities, and conorming means that all three were standardized on the same large, representative sample. The ChAMP™ is a performance-based memory test with an embedded performance validity indicator and the MVP is a standalone performance validity test. The three forms of the MEMRY allow the student, parent, and teacher to provide their subjective ratings of the child’s real-world memory performance, and it also includes symptom validity scales. Together, these contribute to building a best-practice battery that includes at least two validity metrics. Either the ChAMP™ or MEMRY could be used in screening for memory problems, and the three together form a valuable segment of a comprehensive neuropsychological or psychoeducational evaluation.
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