The SYMP Test shows convergent validity with a computerized version of the task and discriminant validity against spelling achievement¶

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q3 i? Paper-and-pencil scores correlated negatively with computerized reaction times, and associations with mathematics were significantly stronger than associations with spelling. → Brankaer 2017

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Brankaer 2017¶

Brankaer, C., Ghesquière, P., & De Smedt, B. (2017). Symbolic magnitude processing in elementary school children: A group administered paper-and-pencil measure (SYMP Test). Behavior Research Methods, 49, 1361–1373. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-016-0792-3

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Discriminant validity analysis in the subsample with both standardized tests (n = 942). Mathematics correlations were significantly stronger than spelling correlations for both subtests; separately, computerized convergent validity showed that "the more items children could solve on the paper-and-pencil task, the faster they responded on the computerized task."

"A William-Steiger test showed that the associations between the paper-and-pencil test and mathematics achievement were significantly stronger than the associations between the paper-and-pencil test and spelling achievement for both the one-digit ( z =3 . 3 4 ,p < .01) and the two-digit ( z =5 . 9 0 , p <. 0 1 )s u b t e s t s."

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Related Claims¶

• SYMP Test performance correlates moderately and significantly with mathematics achievement in every grade of primary school, for both one-digit and two-digit comparison — related
• The association between one-digit comparison and mathematics achievement decreases across grades, while the two-digit association remains stable — related