Performance of a Brazilian sample on the computerized Wisconsin Card Sorting Test.

Abstract

The computerized version of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) is based on the same normative data developed previously for the manual version. However, equivalence of the measures of both versions is controversial. This study investigated the performance of a Brazilian student sample with subjects aged 6-15 years in the computerized version of the WCST. As a result of the analyses, the study pointed out that type of school (public or private) was significant in almost all measures and also that age and gender effects were similar to those previously described in the manual version. These results showed that the computerized WCST may not be free of cultural and socioeconomic influences and that the validation and standardization of this version is warranted.

Elevated airborne manganese and low executive function in school-aged children in Brazil

“…In this study, we used only the raw scores of the computerized version of the WCST with 64 cards, as normative data are not available for the Brazilian population. Performance data of Brazilian children were published for the computerized version of the WCST with 128 cards (Coelho et al, 2012), which did not allow us to compare studies. The WCST was reported by Woolf et al (2002) in a case study of a 10-year-old boy that was exposed to Mn by drinking contaminated water, obtaining a performance within the average.…”

Neuropsychological outcomes at midlife following moderate to severe malnutrition in infancy.

“…Indeed, many participants were observed to approach the tasks in a slow and careful manner rather than appearing hurried or rushed. In addition, cross-cultural studies report that the number of categories achieved on the WCST can vary normatively across cultures and can also be related to acculturation (Coelho, do Rosário, Mastrorosa, Miranda, & Amodeo Bueno, 2012; Coffey, Marmol, Schock, & Adams, 2005; Shan, Chen, Lee, & Su, 2008; Shu, Tien, Lung, & Chang, 2000). This variability in performance levels across measures within the control group emphasizes the importance of including a control group in cross-cultural studies such as this one.…”

Desempenho de Escolares em Atenção e Funções Executivas no Nepsy e Inteligência

“…Nesse contexto, começam a aparecer grupos dedicados ao estudo não apenas de crianças com alterações cerebrais e/ou cognitivas, mas também da população escolar típica para formar bancos de dados normativos em culturas específicas, como nos Estados Unidos, na Austrália, no Brasil e na Zâmbia (Anderson, Anderson, Northam, Jacobs, & Catroppa, 2001;Coelho, Rosário, Mastrorosa, Miranda, & Bueno, 2012;Korkman, Lahti-Nuuttila, Laasonen, Kemp, & Holdnack, 2013;Mulenga, Ahonen, & Aro, 2001). Estudos com grupos de normatização permitem conhecer os diversos aspectos quantitativos e qualitativos das mudanças no desenvolvimento das diversas funções cognitivas e da maturação cerebral (Korkman, Kemp, & Kirk, 2001;Korkman et al, 2013).…”