CWS 1 STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ 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, organize,
make decisions, establish goals, monitor work, and initiate and terminate
tasks
◉ Ulnar, median, and radial nerve distribution. Answer:
◉ Visual perception. Answer: ability to cognitively translate what we
see into meaning; dependent on the integration of lower level processes
◉ Visual perceptual impairment may occur due to. Answer: deficits in
foundational sensory or motor components which may lead to faulty
learning
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ 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, organize,
make decisions, establish goals, monitor work, and initiate and terminate
tasks
◉ Ulnar, median, and radial nerve distribution. Answer:
◉ Visual perception. Answer: ability to cognitively translate what we
see into meaning; dependent on the integration of lower level processes
◉ Visual perceptual impairment may occur due to. Answer: deficits in
foundational sensory or motor components which may lead to faulty
learning
