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measure Reading and Writing
Study: Netherlands Twin Register Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Young Netherlands Twin Register YS_7 YS_10 YS_12 YC_BS1 YC_BS2 YE_ATTEF2 YE_COG18Reading and Writing assesses the child's reading and writing ability (compared to children of the same age) , reading habits (e.g. how many books are there at home, how many books does the child read, how often are the twins read by the parents, at what age was the child able to read), and reading and writing enjoyment (e.g., does the child enjoy reading,...Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Verbal Fluency Test
Study: Netherlands Twin Register Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Behavioral/cognitive task Available measurements: Young Netherlands Twin Register YC_BS2 YE_COG18The Verbal Fluency Test assesses how many words that belong to the same predetermined category participants can produce in a given time (usually 60 seconds). This category can be semantic, specified objects such as animals or fruits, or phonological, words beginning with a specified letter such as p.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Controlled Oral Word Association task (COWA)
Study: Netherlands Twin Register Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Behavioral/cognitive task Available measurements: Young Netherlands Twin Register YC_BS1The Controlled Oral Word Association task (COWA) is a subtest of the Multilingual Aphasia Exam and measures verbal fluency. In the task, participants are given a specific semantic category (jobs or animals) or letter ("r" or "t") and are asked to generate as many words as possible in that specific category or starting with that specific letter. The number...Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure One Minute Reading Task
Study: Netherlands Twin Register Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Behavioral/cognitive task Available measurements: Young Netherlands Twin Register YS_7 YC_BS1 YC_BS2 YC_BS3One subtest of the ‘one minute reading test’ was administered as a measure of technical reading performance, or oral reading fluency. It measures the accuracy and speed of decoding. Children were instructed to read out loud as many words as possible in 1 minute without making errors from a card containing 120 unrelated words.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Rey’s Verbal Learning Test
Study: Netherlands Twin Register Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Behavioral/cognitive task Available measurements: Young Netherlands Twin Register YC_BS1 YC_BS2The Rey’s Auditory Verbal Learning Task (AVLT) measures short- and long-term verbal memory. In the task, a list of 15 unrelated, concrete nouns is presented via audio with a 1 second interval over five learning trials. After each presentation, participants have to name as many of the presented words as possible. Next, after a delay interval of 20-30...Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure California Verbal Learning Test (CVLT)
Study: Netherlands Twin Register Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Behavioral/cognitive task Available measurements: Young Netherlands Twin Register YE_COG18The California Verbal Learning Test (CVLT) is a measure of verbal learning and memory. In this task, a list of 16 items, with four words from each of four categories (fruits; herbs and spices; clothing; tools) is presented. The list is presented five times, and the participant is instructed to recall as many words as possible from the list following each...Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure CITO score
Study: Netherlands Twin Register Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Behavioral/cognitive task Available measurements: Young Netherlands Twin Register YS_12 YS_TRF12 YS_DHBQP YS_DHBQ14 YS_DHBQ16 YS_DHBQ18 YC_BS1 YC_BS2 YE_ATTEF2 YS_CITO YS_DT YS_TRIP age 12The CITO-test is a standardized test for educational achievement that is administered in the final grade (when children are 11 or 12 years old) of elementary school. The CITO-test consists of multiple choice items in 4 different educational skills, namely Arithmetic, Language, Study Skills, and Science and Social Studies. All scores on the scales are...Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Language and stuttering
Study: Netherlands Twin Register Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Young Netherlands Twin Register YS_2 YS_5 YS_7 YS_10 YS_12 YS_DHBQP YS_DHBQ14 YS_DHBQ16 YS_DHBQ18 YC_BS2Language development and stuttering contains questions about the child's speech development and the parent's and child's stuttering. Questions include, for example, "Have you ever stuttered?", "Did the stuttering bother you?", "Has your child ever stuttered?", "Does the child slowly repeat a sound from a sentence?", and "Does the child prolong a sound...Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024