VPDSD EXAM PREP QUESTIONS
ANSWERS EXPERT VERIFIED
◉ Non standardized assessment. Answer: Informal assessment that
therapists conduct to see where strengths and abilities are. Can
measure skill or progress, but do not compare to peers.
◉ Normative-referenced assessment. Answer: Standardized tests
designed to compare and rank test takers in relation to one another.
Usually reported as a percentile ranking
◉ Criterion referenced assessment. Answer: Standardized tests that
measure and individual's performance against a set of
predetermined criteria or performance standards. It is desirable to
earn a perfect score.
◉ V-P Hierarchy. Answer: Top to bottom (get bigger each layer
down):
-adaptation through vision
-visuocognition
-visual memory
-pattern recognition
-scanning
,-attention=alert and attending
-oculomotor control; visual fields; visual acuity
◉ Spatial relations. Answer: lthe ability to perceive the positions of
objects in relation to oneself and to other objects. Tests objects
disoriented in relation to each other, such as figure reversals and
rotations.
◉ Visual closure. Answer: the ability to perceive a whole figure when
only fragments are presented
◉ Agnosia. Answer: inability to recognize and name an object using
vision, can identify it when using tactile input
◉ Areas of the MVPT (motor-free visual perceptual evaluation) and
how they are assessed. Answer: Motor-Free Visual Perceptual is an
ideal assessment because it does not require the client to have any
motor skills other than pointing to a designated answer if nonverbal.
With this assessment a raw score is obtained which is then
converted to a standard score. Also includes a confidence interval
and percentile ranking as part of the standardization. Tests...
visual discrimination: look at this, now find the one exactly like it
here
, visual memory: tested by having the person look at one object for 5
seconds, then the therapist turns the page and must find it among 4
objects
visual closure: Test asks, "If we finished drawing these figures and
didn't move any of the lines, which one would look just like the one
on top"?
spatial relationships: Test asks, "Which one of these has been flipped
over"?
figure ground: Test asks, "How many of this shape do you find here"?
◉ Differences between skills assessed by the MVPT and the VMI
(visual motor integration test). Answer: MVPT does not use motor
skills while VMI does. VMI is designed to identify deficits in visual
perception, fine motor skills , and hand-eye coordination.
◉ What is convergence?. Answer: Oculomotor function; ability to
maintain focus as an object moves toward you
◉ Low vision. Answer: an impairment that interferes with
occupational performance, cannot be corrected medically, but allows
some usable vision.
◉ Cognitive skills such as executive functions. Answer: organizing
info and regulating response. the ability to problem solve, plan,
ANSWERS EXPERT VERIFIED
◉ Non standardized assessment. Answer: Informal assessment that
therapists conduct to see where strengths and abilities are. Can
measure skill or progress, but do not compare to peers.
◉ Normative-referenced assessment. Answer: Standardized tests
designed to compare and rank test takers in relation to one another.
Usually reported as a percentile ranking
◉ Criterion referenced assessment. Answer: Standardized tests that
measure and individual's performance against a set of
predetermined criteria or performance standards. It is desirable to
earn a perfect score.
◉ V-P Hierarchy. Answer: Top to bottom (get bigger each layer
down):
-adaptation through vision
-visuocognition
-visual memory
-pattern recognition
-scanning
,-attention=alert and attending
-oculomotor control; visual fields; visual acuity
◉ Spatial relations. Answer: lthe ability to perceive the positions of
objects in relation to oneself and to other objects. Tests objects
disoriented in relation to each other, such as figure reversals and
rotations.
◉ Visual closure. Answer: the ability to perceive a whole figure when
only fragments are presented
◉ Agnosia. Answer: inability to recognize and name an object using
vision, can identify it when using tactile input
◉ Areas of the MVPT (motor-free visual perceptual evaluation) and
how they are assessed. Answer: Motor-Free Visual Perceptual is an
ideal assessment because it does not require the client to have any
motor skills other than pointing to a designated answer if nonverbal.
With this assessment a raw score is obtained which is then
converted to a standard score. Also includes a confidence interval
and percentile ranking as part of the standardization. Tests...
visual discrimination: look at this, now find the one exactly like it
here
, visual memory: tested by having the person look at one object for 5
seconds, then the therapist turns the page and must find it among 4
objects
visual closure: Test asks, "If we finished drawing these figures and
didn't move any of the lines, which one would look just like the one
on top"?
spatial relationships: Test asks, "Which one of these has been flipped
over"?
figure ground: Test asks, "How many of this shape do you find here"?
◉ Differences between skills assessed by the MVPT and the VMI
(visual motor integration test). Answer: MVPT does not use motor
skills while VMI does. VMI is designed to identify deficits in visual
perception, fine motor skills , and hand-eye coordination.
◉ What is convergence?. Answer: Oculomotor function; ability to
maintain focus as an object moves toward you
◉ Low vision. Answer: an impairment that interferes with
occupational performance, cannot be corrected medically, but allows
some usable vision.
◉ Cognitive skills such as executive functions. Answer: organizing
info and regulating response. the ability to problem solve, plan,
