Psychometric test for blind adults and children, critical issues and perspectives

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Published: Jul 2, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2016.n1.v2.150

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Franco Lucchese
SAPIENZA Università di Roma
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6141-7238

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In literature a paucity of issues to measure cognitive functioning in the blinds is available (Rich, Anderson, 1965;  Pichot, 1968; Newland, 1969; Vander Kolk, 1977; Nelson, Joyce, Dias, 2002) but in these reviews it is clear that they are not yet widely available without further support for research and development. This is particularly true for blind children. The purpose of the current study is to provide a proposal version of some of the Visual Performance Subtests adapted to blind children.

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Lucchese, F. (2016). Psychometric test for blind adults and children, critical issues and perspectives. International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology. Revista INFAD De Psicología., 2(1), 109–116. https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2016.n1.v2.150
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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2016): PSYCHOLOGY, SCIENCE AND PROFESSION: LOOKING TO THE FUTURE.
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