Minnesota Paper Form Board Test

Minnesota Paper Form Board Test
Minnesota Paper Form Board Test
Purpose	tests imagery capacity

Minnesota Paper Form Board Test is said to test “imagery capacity” ,^[1] “spatial visualization”,^[2]“mental visualization skills” ^[3] “part–whole relationship skills” ^[4] and “the ability of an individual to visualize and manipulate objects in space”.^[5] The test consists of five figures and one of the figures displayed in disarranged parts. The subject has to decide which of the figures displays the pieces joined together.

References

^ Denis, M. & Kosslyn, SM (1999). "Scanning visual mental images: A window on the mind" (PDF). Cahiers de psychologie cognitive. 18 (4). Association pour la diffusion des recherches en sciences cognitives: 452. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-19.
^ Hegarty, M. & Waller, E. (2005). "Individual differences in spatial abilities". In Priti Shah & Akira Miyake (eds.). The Cambridge handbook of visuospatial thinking. Cambridge University Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-521-80710-4.
^ "Knowing and Learning to Design New Directions in Design Cognition: Studies of Representation and Recall". CiteSeerX 10.1.1.89.9200.
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^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-09-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

Revised Minnesota Paper Form Board Test instructions and sample problems can be found in Appendix D (page 107) of

http://repository.lib.ncsu.edu/ir/bitstream/1840.16/4379/1/etd.pdf

Short descriptions:

http://www.jdentaled.org/cgi/reprint/65/9/874.pdf
N, Narayan B.; R, Vashist S. Practice of Educational Evaluation. Anmol Publications Pvt. ISBN 9788126113293.

Inessential information around the test:

Muchinsky, P.M. (2004). "Mechanical aptitude and spatial ability testing". In Jay C. Thomas; Michel Hersen (eds.). Comprehensive Handbook of Psychological Assessment. Vol. 4: Industrial and organizational assessment. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-471-41614-2.

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[1] Denis, M. & Kosslyn, SM (1999). "Scanning visual mental images: A window on the mind" (PDF). Cahiers de psychologie cognitive. 18 (4). Association pour la diffusion des recherches en sciences cognitives: 452. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-19.

[2] Hegarty, M. & Waller, E. (2005). "Individual differences in spatial abilities". In Priti Shah & Akira Miyake (eds.). The Cambridge handbook of visuospatial thinking. Cambridge University Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-521-80710-4.

[3] "Knowing and Learning to Design New Directions in Design Cognition: Studies of Representation and Recall". CiteSeerX 10.1.1.89.9200.

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[5] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-09-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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