Psychological Development and Education ›› 2008, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (1): 113-118.

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Preliminary Report on Figural Representational Capacity Test for Children

HU Qing-fen, XIN Zi-qiang, ZHANG Li, ZHANG Li   

  1. Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875 China
  • Online:2008-01-15 Published:2008-01-15

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Abstract: Representational capacity can be measured in terms of the complex degree of relations individual can comprehend and understand.Based on the relational-representational complexity model developed by Xin Ziqiang,combined with the relational complexity theory proposed by Halford,a computerized Figural Representational Capacity Test was designed for measuring children.The test consisted of 50 items,which belonged to 25 categories.The test was used in the study to measure 265 subjects from grade 3,4,5 and 6.Results showed that:(1) Most items'difficulty,distinctiveness were good;(2) Reliability,constructs validity,criterion related validity of the test were also satisfactory;(3) The prior analysis of task complexity(involving analysis of dimensions in every item and elements included in every dimension) based on the two theories could fully predict task difficulty(R2=0.83).Such results indicted that the test could be an effective and reliable instrument for measuring children's representational level.

Key words: representational capacity, relational complexity, task analysis, test

CLC Number: 

  • B844.1
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