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Title Author
Call Number
Resource Type: Test Kits
Test of Problem Solving- Elementary : TOPS -
Revised
Zachman, Linda / Huisngh, Rosemary / 790.363 test
These tests provide helpful measures of the child’s language use for problem solving and reasoning, including
the following functions: Predicting of outcomes, determining solutions, using content cues, making inferences,
understanding WH-questions, analyzing, thinking independently, clarifying, empathizing, fair-mindedness, and
understanding affect.
Asks questions relating to problem solving, drawing inferences, predicting outcomes, using contextual cues,
understanding WHY questions, and comprehending vocabulary.
NOTE: ADDITIONAL FORMS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM THE MEDIA CENTER.
**Test of Visual Motor Skills : TVM0S-3 3rd
Author: Nancy Martin, PhD
The TVMS-3 is used to determine whether there are any systematic distortions or gross inaccuracies in the
copied design that could be the result of deficits in visual perception, motor planning, and/or execution. New to
this revision: A simplified scoring system (no ruler or protractor needed!)
Lower and upper levels have been combined
No alternate scoring method
National norms Age-range extended to 90
Administration and Scoring
The TVMS-3 is untimed; it can be administered completely in about 30-45 minutes. The test-taker is given a
booklet containing a series of 39 geometric designs of increasing complexity. The individual is asked to
reproduce each design as closely as possible but may not sketch or trace the designs, nor attempt more than one
copy for each design. Results are expressed as a general accuracy standard score and an analysis of errors
seen in the copied design. The manual contains detailed descriptions and exemplars of actual test results
obtained during the norming study, showing the error types and scoring guidelines. The scoring sheet has a
built-in guide to the types of errors possible on each design.
Nine types of errors are identified:
Incorrect Closures
Incorrect Angles
Line Quality
Line Lengths
Line Connections
Modification of Size or Part Addition
Deletion of a Part Rotation
Reversal Shape
Overlap Error
Martin, Nancy / Rabben, Elly
795 .919 MAR
Analysis of the types of errors made provides a detailed evaluation of visual-motor skills. Results can be reported
as standard scores, percentile ranks, or age equivalents. When used along with a test of visual perception, the
tests can differentiate between a primarily visual-motor impairment and a perceptual difficulty. The TVMS-3
Scoring Tutorial (provided in the manual) details the scoring process using annotated exemplars for all error types
and includes practice exercises.
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