Final Exam Review

Question 1

What is DEM type II?

Answer 1

Increased horizontal time with normal vertical time

High ratio

Question 2

What is DEM type III?

Answer 2

Increased vertical and horizontal time, but normal ratio

*Difficulty in number naming (automaticity)

Question 3

What is DEM type IV?

Answer 3

A combo of II and III

Question 4

What tests are meant for accommodation?

Answer 4

Accommodation amplitude
Accommodation facility
MEM
FCC
NRA/PRA

Question 5

What are the 5 oculomotor tests?

Answer 5

Fixation status
DEM
Pursuits
Saccades
Visagraph

Question 6

What tests are in the PFV group? (convergence)

Answer 6

PFV - smooth, step, facility
NPC
NRA - indirect (plus lenses make eyes diverge, so convergence is required to avoid diplopia)
Accommodation facility (+)
MEM
FCC

Question 7

What test are in the NFV group?

Answer 7

NFV - smooth, step, facility
PRA - indirect
Accommodation facility (-)
MEM
FCC

Question 8

What tests check motor alignment and interaction?

Answer 8

CT
Phorias
FD
AC/A ratio
CA/C ratio

Question 9

What are the 3 areas of Visual Information Processing (VIP)

Answer 9

Visuospatial
Visual analysis
Visuomotor integration

Question 10

What are the 7 visual perceptual skills?

Answer 10

Visual:

1. Discrimination
2. Spatial relationships
3. Memory
4. Form Constancy
5. Sequential Memory
6. Figure ground
7. Closure

Question 11

What is visual discrimination?

Answer 11

Detect differences like shape, patter, color, and size

Needed for reading

Question 12

What are visual spatial relations?

Answer 12

Perceiving relationships of objects in space

Kids who reverse letters often lack this skill

Question 13

What are two important considerations in spatial relationships?

Answer 13

Laterality

Directionality

Question 14

What is visual memory?

Answer 14

Ability to recall images

Question 15

What is visual sequential memory?

Answer 15

Recalling the order of things seen

Question 16

What is visual form constancy?

Answer 16

Recognizing objects by their details and characteristics (a square is always a square, no matter what size)

Question 17

What is visual figure ground?

Answer 17

Perceiving and locating an object in a busy field

Question 18

What is visual closure?

Answer 18

Recognizing an object as a whole when only a part is shown

Question 19

What visual abilities does King-Devick test?

Answer 19

Eye movements for reading

Rapid automated naming

Question 20

When would you use the King-Devick test?

Answer 20

Complaint related to school or reading performance

Question 21

What abilities does Groffman test?

Answer 21

Sustained visual attention
Visual concentration
Figure-ground
Tracking
Eye movements for handwriting

Question 22

When would you use Groffman?

Answer 22

Handwriting problems
Visual attention problems
ADD/ADHD

Question 23

What does Groffman look like?

Answer 23

Basically number to letter line following

Question 24

What abilities does Wold sentence copy test?

Answer 24

Copying skills
Pencil grip/writing posture
Use of space and spatial organization
Fine visual motor development

Question 25

When is Wold used?

Answer 25

When copying is mentioned as a complaint in the history

Question 26

When is DEM used?

Answer 26

Difficulty in oral reading | Slow KD times

Question 27

What abilities does DEM test?

Answer 27

Eye movements for reading | Rapid automated naming

Question 28

What does the Piaget test assess?

Answer 28

Laterality | Directionality

Question 29

When is Piaget used?

Answer 29

Complaint of reversals Doesn't know directions Problems with directions Poor performance on Jordan

Question 30

What does the Beery VMI test?

Answer 30

Visual perception Spatial organization Eye-hand coordination

Question 31

When is the Beery VMI test used?

Answer 31

If Wold is not used | Good for lower level performers on paper and pencil tasks

Question 32

What is readalyzer testing for?

Answer 32

Visual mechanics Fixations, regressions, duration of fixation Reading speed

Question 33

When is readalyzer/visagraph used?

Answer 33

Complaints about reading, but at least reading at a 3rd grade level Head injuries

Question 34

What does the Birch-Belmont test probe for?

Answer 34

Visual symbol-sound pattern matching

Question 35

When is Birch-Belmont used?

Answer 35

If vertical DEM is below expected Spelling problems in history Speech and language issues Used to see if there are crossover problems between the two major systems

Question 36

When is TVPS used?

Answer 36

Questions of academic placement/recommendations for placement When all else looks poor, but you want to see "if the lights are on" Good for head injury and some non-verbal patients