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Resource Type: Test Kits
**Test of Visual Perception Skills : TVPS-3 3rd
Author: Nancy Martin, PhD
Visual Perception
Ages 4-0 through 18-11
Individual Administration
Norm-Referenced on over 2000 students
Description
Martin, Nancy / Shea, Steve
795 .918 MAR
Now, just one test covers all of the ages that were previously covered by the two forms of the earlier test (TVPS-R
and TVPS-UL-R).
The TVPS-3 remains an easy to use assessment to determine the visual perceptual strengths and weaknesses
of students ages 4-0 through 18-11. Visual perception is an important ability that enables one to make sense out
of what is seen (in contrast to visual acuity tests which determine just that something was seen by the individual).
The TVPS-3 utilizes black and white line drawings as stimuli for all of the perceptual tasks; the stimulus plates are
bound in a convenient easel-style booklet. The items are still presented in a multiple-choice format, and
responses can be made vocally (by saying the letter of the response choice) or by pointing to the answer choice.
This format is ideal for use with students who may have impairments in motor, speech, hearing, neurological, or
cognitive functions.
There are still 16 plates in each of the perceptual areas so that the length of the test remains the same as
previous editions:
Visual Discrimination
Visual Memory
Visual Spacial Relationships
Form Constancy
Visual Sequential Memory
Figure-Ground
Visual Closure
Ceilings ensure that the more difficult items do not unduly tax younger students, yet enable the examiner to obtain
a reliable and accurate measurement of the students' abilities at all ages.
By analyzing the subtest score patterns, the examiner make functional comparisons of the child's abilities and
provide a basis for planning the appropriate remediation. The manual contains an updated review of literature
pertaining to the importance of visual perceptual ability to the tasks a child faces in both school and home
settings.
The TVPS-3 also provides new, nationally stratified norms on over 2000 students.
Administration and Scoring
The TVPS-3 is administered to individuals; it is untimed and takes about 25 minutes to complete. The TVPS-3
may be used by a number of different types of professionals: occupational therapists, learning specialists,
optometrists, and rehabilitation specialists. Scoring is quick and uncomplicated. Raw scores are reported as
scaled scores and percentile ranks for each subtest, the overall total score is reported as a standard score and
percentile rank. Age-equivalents are also provided for the subtest and overall scores.
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