The qualitative scoring system for the modifi ed version of the Bender-Gestalt Test: preliminary study of its psychometric properties

Abstract

The present report describes the psychometric properties
of the Qualitative Scoring System for the
Modifi ed version of the Bender-Gestalt Test, in a
97 children’s group, that are going to enter to fi rst
grade of elementary education in a public school of
Lima. Our fi ndings report modest levels of reliability
internal consistency and test-retest reliability, in
comparison with the coeffi cients of the manual, but
their potential range (due confi dence intervals) gets
to high levels. The correlation with task orientation,
fl uid intelligence and parental report of fi ne-motor
behavior give support to the validity and utility of
this new scoring system in the context of fi rst grade
children’s assessment. We discuss the limits and
relevance of this scoring system for the psychoeducational
research and assessment