Construction and Normalization of computerized working memory test for children

In the case of working memory in children, due to the basic challenges in evaluating it, there are few tools. The present study was conducted to develop and Normalization Working memory test for children.

This research was a descriptive study and test construction. Among the first to sixth grade students of Shahrekord, 324 students were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling method and were measured by computerized working memory test for children.

The reliability of the whole test was obtained 0.814 by using retest method. Also, Our results suggested a significant positive correlation between Working Memory Test Battery for Children and the computerized working memory test for children in the range of 0.513 to 0.791. result of exploratory factor analyses using principal component analysis with varimax rotation showed that 9 subscales explained 86.54% of the variance of the data. The first, second, third, and fourth factors explained 29.42, 19.78, 18.86, and 18.49 percent of variance, respectively.

The computerized working memory test for children has satisfactory psychometric properties in the Iranian children's pupulation, which can be used to measure children's working memory.