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  • Title: Does memory test performance in children become more consistent with age? Cross-sectional comparisons using the WRAML. Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning.
    Author: Putzke JD, Williams MA, Adams W, Boll TJ.
    Journal: J Clin Exp Neuropsychol; 1998 Dec; 20(6):835-45. PubMed ID: 10484694.
    Abstract:
    This study examined intertask consistency on the Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning (WRAML), using two age cohorts of children. Eighty-one neurologically impaired children and 76 matched (i.e., age, gender, race) controls were separated into two age groups, 5- to 9- and 10- to 14-year-olds. Performance on four subtests from the WRAML Memory Screening Index were examined. For the older neurologic sample, all six intertask correlations were significant (mean r = .58) while only three of the six correlation coefficients were significant among the younger neurologic group (mean r = .26). In contrast, only three of the six intertask coefficients were statistically significant in both the younger and older controls. A possible explanation for these divergent findings and clinical implications of intertask variability on memory measures are discussed.
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