Subject: Memory for Digit Span
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Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:39:41 -0500

Questionnaire Public
Report

Cohort: NLSY79
Child Cohort

Round:  Child Round
25-2012

Instrument :
Child Supplement CAPI

NLSY79 Child
Assessments

Memory for Digit
Span

AGES:  CHILDREN 7-11 YEARS

(CALLED BY DIGIT-EXEC OF CHILD
SUPPLEMENT.)

NOTE:  SAMPLE
SCREENS APPEAR IN APPENDIX B.

[IF NEEDED, READ TO
MOTHER/GUARDIAN.] (See Sample
Screen: Appendix B, Figure 5)

This
section gives us an idea of (Child Name)'s memory for number order.  Each
sequence of numbers has more digits than the last.  It is rare for anyone
to remember all the sequences.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR DIGITS FORWARD.

ADMINISTER QUESTIONS:

(1)   READ EACH DIGIT SPAN ONLY ONCE AT AN EVEN RATE OF
1 DIGIT PER SECOND.

(2)   READ PART A OF QUESTION; PAUSE FOR RESPONSE, THEN SCORE.

(3)   READ PART B OF QUESTION; PAUSE FOR RESPONSE, THEN SCORE.

(4)   IF CHILD DOES NOT RESPOND, DO NOT ENCOURAGE
FURTHER.

(5)   STOP WHEN CHILD MISSES PART A AND PART B OF ANY
ONE QUESTION.

SCORE QUESTIONS:

(1)   TO BE SCORED CORRECT, NO DIGITS MAY BE OMITTED OR BE IN REVERSE
ORDER.

Reproduced by permission from the WECHSLER
INTELLIGENCE SCALE FOR CHILDREN‑REVISED.  © 1974 by the
Psychological Corporation.  All rights reserved.

DIGITS FORWARD (See Sample Screen: Figure
6)

READ TO
CHILD:

I am
going to say some numbers.  Listen carefully, and when I am through, say
them right after me.  SAY:  "Ready" BEFORE EACH QUESTION.

(One item is shown per screen; e.g., item 1A is shown on one screen, and item 1B on the next)

CORRECT

WRONG

1.

A.   3 ‑ 8
‑ 6

1

2

B.   6 ‑ 1
‑ 2

1

2

CAPI CHECK: IF BOTH A
& B ARE CODED WRONG, SKIP TO DIGITS BACKWARD.

2.

A.   3 - 4
- 1 - 7

1

2

B.   6 ‑ 1
‑ 5 - 8

1

2

CAPI CHECK: IF BOTH A
& B ARE CODED WRONG, SKIP TO DIGITS BACKWARD.

3.

A.   8 - 4
- 2 - 3 - 9

1

2

B.   5 - 2
- 1 - 8 - 6

1

2

CAPI CHECK: IF BOTH A
& B ARE CODED WRONG, SKIP TO DIGITS BACKWARD.

4.

A.   3 - 8
- 9 - 1 - 7 - 4

1

2

B.   7 - 9
- 6 - 4 - 8 - 3

1

2

CAPI CHECK: IF BOTH A
& B ARE CODED WRONG, SKIP TO DIGITS BACKWARD.

5.

A.   5 - 1
- 7 - 4 - 2 - 3 - 8

1

2

B.   9 - 8
- 5 - 2 - 1 - 6 - 3

1

2

CAPI CHECK: IF BOTH A
& B ARE CODED WRONG, SKIP TO DIGITS BACKWARD.

6.

A.   1 - 6
- 4 - 5 - 9 - 7 - 6 - 3

1

2

B.   2 - 9
- 7 - 6 - 3 - 1 - 5 - 4

1

2

CAPI CHECK: IF BOTH A
& B ARE CODED WRONG, SKIP TO DIGITS BACKWARD.

7.

A.   5 - 3
- 8 - 7 - 1 - 2 - 4 - 6 - 9

1

2

B.   4 - 2
- 6 - 9 - 1 - 7 - 8 - 3 - 5

1

2

CAPI CHECK: IF BOTH A
& B ARE CODED WRONG, SKIP TO DIGITS
BACKWARD.

DIGITS BACKWARD (See Sample Screen: Appendix B, Figure
7)

READ:          Now
I am going to say some more numbers, but this time when I stop, I want you to
say them backward.  For example, if I say 9‑2‑7, what would you say?

PAUSE
FOR THE CHILD TO RESPOND. DID CHILD RESPOND CORRECTLY
(7-2-9)?

YES ….(7‑2‑9)    SAY:  That's right.
Let's go on with the rest of the numbers. PROCEED TO 1ST
ITEM

NO…. SAY:  No, you would say 7‑2‑9.  I
said 9‑2‑7, so to say it backward you would say 7‑2‑9.  Now try these
numbers.  Remember, you are to say them backward:  3‑6‑5.

WHETHER THE CHILD IS
CORRECT OR WRONG ON THE SECOND EXAMPLE, THE TEST WILL PROCEED.

(One
item shown per screen.)

CORRECT

WRONG

8.

A.  2 -
5
(ANS = 5-2)

1

2

B.  6 ‑
3
(ANS = 3-6)

1

2

CAPI CHECK: IF BOTH A
& B ARE CODED WRONG, SKIP TO INTERVIEWER REMARKS.

9.

A.  5 - 7 -
4
(ANS = 4-7-5)

1

2

B.  2 - 5 -
9
(ANS = 9-5-2)

1

2

CAPI CHECK: IF BOTH A
& B ARE CODED WRONG, SKIP TO INTERVIEWER REMARKS.

10.

A.  7 - 2 - 9 -
6         (ANS = 6-9-2-7)

1

2

B.  8 - 4 - 9 -
3         (ANS =
3-9-4-8)

1

2

CAPI CHECK: IF BOTH A
& B ARE CODED WRONG, SKIP TO INTERVIEWER REMARKS.

11.

A.  4 - 1 - 3 -
5 - 7    (ANS = 7-5-3-1-4)

1

2

B.  9 - 7 - 8 -
5 - 2    (ANS = 2-5-8-7-9)

1

2

CAPI CHECK: IF BOTH A
& B ARE CODED WRONG, SKIP TO INTERVIEWER REMARKS.

12.

A.  1 - 6 - 5 -
2 - 9 - 8  (ANS = 8-9-2-5-6-1)

1

2

B.  3 - 6 - 7 -
1 - 9 - 4  (ANS = 4-9-1-7-6-3)

1

2

CAPI CHECK: IF BOTH A
& B ARE CODED WRONG, SKIP TO INTERVIEWER
REMARKS.

CORRECT

WRONG

13.

A.  8 - 5 - 9 -
2 - 3 - 4 - 2  (ANS = 2-4-3-2-9-5-8)

1

2

B.  4 - 5 - 7 -
9 - 2 - 8 - 1  (ANS = 1-8-2-9-7-5-4)

1

2

CAPI CHECK: IF BOTH A
& B ARE CODED WRONG, SKIP TO INTERVIEWER REMARKS.

14.

A.  6 - 9 - 1 -
6 - 3 - 2 - 5 - 8 (ANS = 8-5-2-3-6-1-9-6)

1

2

B.  3 - 1 - 7 -
9 - 5 - 4 - 8 - 2 (ANS = 2-8-4-5-9-7-1-3)

1

2

RETURN TO CHILD SUPPLEMENT AT
DIGIT-EXEC