NEPSY- Intro and Description

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Introduction
The second edition of the Developmental Neuropsycholgical Assessment, or NEPSY-II, was developed specifically as a single measure assessment for children 3-years to 16-years 11-months of age. The test can be used in a general or selective method to obtain a general overview of neurological abilities, or the full diagnostic assessment can be used to obtain a comprehensive evaluation. The results can be used to investigate school-based or behavioral problems, as well as clinical or medical questions regarding executive functioning. Because the assessment involves a battery of tests that are flexible and can be tailored for each individual, it is a highly sought after test of executive functioning abilities in children.
The assessment was developed by Marit Korkman, Ph. D., Ursula Kirk, Ph.D., and Sally Kemp, Ph.D. The assessment was first published by the Pearson company in 2007 and is available for purchase by licensed professionals as it is classified as a C qualification level. The administrative manual is available for $115.00 and the scoring manual is available for $159.00, in book or digital form Administrative materials are also available on the website. These materials come in sets, so multiple resources are provided but they cannot be reused for different subjects. These materials include response booklets, card sets, memory grids, and stimulus books, all of which are age-specific and range in price from $25.00 to $169.00. These materials, like the manuals, are available in physical or digital form (“NEPSY Second Edition, 2014).

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The NEPSY-II covers six different cognitive domains, including: executive function and attention, language, memory and learning, sensorimotor, visuospatial ...

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...e highly individualized, there are a variety of ways to interpret the results. There are four categorical scores that can all be combined or individually analyzed in addition to the percentile and age-adjusted subtest norms. These quanitiative scores can be used to determine whether a child exhibits higher, lower, or average level cognitive or social functioning (Korkman, et al., 2007a). In addition to the NEPSY-II results, it is important for administrators to integrate the results of other educational, environmental, neurobiological, and medical records in order to make a more thorough assessment and recommend more comprehensive interventions. While the NEPSY-II may help educators, parents, and professionals indicate the neuropsychological of the child, it is important to understand that it is not to be used for the localization of brain dysfunction (Kemp, 2010).

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