Temporal stability of the electronic version of the Motor-Free Visual Perception Test third edition (MVPT-3)

Abstract

In today's technology based society, children are learning information from digital devices and are currently being tested by paper assessments. New electronic assessments have been created to try to compensate for this discrepancy. However, very few of these electronic assessments have been tested to see if they are a reliable measure. The electronic version of the Motor-Free Visual Perception Test 3rd edition (MVPT-3) is a recently developed assessment that has not been assessed to see if it is a reliable measure. The purpose of this study sought to determine if the electronic version of the MVPT-3 is reliable assessment to use with children ages 4 years 0 months to 10 years 11 months. A test-retest correlational design was used to assess temporal stability. The main research questions reviewed if multiple administrations of the Electronic Version of the MVPT-3 yields consistent outcome scores and if the electronic version of the MVPT-3 is reliable for professionals to use clinically. Fifty-four participants were recruited from four daycare centers and afterschool programs in Eastern and Central North Carolina and ranged in ages 4 years 0 months to 10 years 11 months. Complete data was collected on forty-eight participants and was analyzed via a single tailed Pearson product-moment correlation. The results indicated that the electronic version of the MVPT-3 presents clinically acceptable test-retest reliability with a correlation coefficient of r=.81. Learning effects were revealed for certain items. Results indicate that this is an appropriate screening assessment for school aged children but should not be used for diagnostic purposes. The results also demonstrate that further and more extensive research needs to be conducted in order to determine if the electronic version of the MVPT-3 is a reliable measure of visual perception.