Features

• SYSTEMS cognitive screening for children 4 to 14 years and older.

• Research confirms non-linear increase in SYSTEMS scores with age.

• SYSTEMS takes about 10 minutes to administer.

• Responses are reliable and valid in relation to full cognitive assessments.

• SYSTEMS is useful in clinical settings in terms of sensitivity and specificity.

• Responses are UN-biased by gender and socio-economic indicators.

• Research shows SYSTEMS is also meaningful in community languages.

  CONTENT (40 items) covers common cognitive functions such as information on locations, objects to later test memory, letters and number sequences, recognition and tracing shapes.

COSTS

SYSTEMS-R manual & forms $AUD300.00

+ 10% GST in Australia plus bank fees and postage

References

Bornholt, L. J., Ajersch, S., Fisher, I. H., Markham, R. H., & Ouvrier, R. A (2010) Cognitive screening for children and adolescents: General limits or ceiling effects? Journal of Child Neurology, 25, 567-571.

Spencer, F. & Bornholt, L. (2005) Investigating Moderators of Test-retest Reliability in Screening Children's Cognitive Functioning, Australian Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology, 5, 91-106.

Bornholt, L. J., Spencer, F. H., Fisher, I. H., & Ouvrier, R. A. (2004) Cognitive screening for young children: Development and diversity in learning contexts, Journal of Child Neurology, 19, 313-317.

Spencer, F. H. & Bornholt, L. J. (2003) A model of children's cognitive functioning and cognitive self-concepts, Australian Journal of Learning Disabilities, 8, 4-9

Spencer, F. H., Bornholt, L. J., & Ouvrier, R. A. (2003) Test reliability and stability of children's cognitive functioning, Journal of Child Neurology, 18, 5 - 11.

Ouvrier, R. A., Hendy, J., Bornholt, L. J., & Black, F. H.(1999)SYSTEMS: School-Years Screening Test for Evaluation of Mental Status, Journal of Child Neurology, 14, 772-80.