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http://dx.doi.org/10.5765/jkacap.2015.26.2.104

Development and Validation of Computerized Attention Tasks Using Smart Devices for Preschool Aged Children  

Shin, Min-Sup (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Seoul National University)
Lee, Jinjoo (Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital)
Oh, Seojin (Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital)
Kim, Illjung (Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital)
Hong, Chorong (Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital)
Kim, Sulim (Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital)
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Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry / v.26, no.2, 2015 , pp. 104-111 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives : The aim of this study was to develop computerized attention tasks using smart devices for preschool aged children for assessment of auditory attention, visual attention, and attention shifting abilities. We then evaluated their construct and concurrent validity of them. Methods : Sixty-seven 5- to 7-year-old children attending kindergarten were recruited. Newly developed computerized attention tasks and existing standardized attention tests such as Advanced Test of Attention (ATA) and Children's Color Trails Test-2 (CCTT-2) were successively administered. To examine the concurrent validity of these tasks, correlation coefficients between the participants' scores on the newly developed tasks and the scores on well-known measures were calculated for assessment of each component construct. We also examined the construct validity of the tasks using the developmental trend of the auditory attention, visual attention, and attention shifting abilities with age. Results : Significant correlations were observed between the scores of computerized attention tasks using smart devices and corresponding scores of ATA-auditory task, visual task, and CCTT-2. And there were significant linear increasing trends of correct scores with age from 5 to 7 years. Conclusion : This study provides promising evidence for the utility of computerized attention tasks using smart devices for preschool-aged children.
Keywords
Computerized Attention Tasks; Validity; Auditory Attention; Visual Attention; Attention Shifting;
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