Details
Purpose
Measures overall visual perceptual ability in children and adults
Authors
Ronald P. Colarusso, EdD, and Donald D. Hammill, EdD
Administration Formats
Additional Details
Measure Visual Perceptual Ability Across the Lifespan Without Motor Involvement
An updated and streamlined version of the classic visual perception test, the MVPT-4 is the only nonmotor visual perceptual assessment that can be used throughout the life span.
- Provides a quick, reliable, and valid measure of overall visual perceptual ability in children and adults.
- Responses require no motor involvement, making the test particularly useful with those who may have motor disabilities.
- Assesses visual discrimination, spatial relationships, visual memory, figure–ground discrimination, and visual closure.
- Includes new norms for individuals ages 4 through 80 years.
- Results of reliability and validity studies and performance comparisons with clinical populations are provided.
- Generates one overall standard score and percentile rank.
- Designed to be used for screening and research purposes by psychologists, occupational therapists, educational specialists, optometrists, and others who may need to determine a person's overall ability to discern and understand visual stimuli.