A Joint factor analysis was conducted using six subtests of P.T.I. and seven K-ABC subtests as variables. Subjects were 192 children age 4-7 years. The Scree-test produced three significant factors, each interpretable from the K-ABC model. P.T.I. Pict...
A Joint factor analysis was conducted using six subtests of P.T.I. and seven K-ABC subtests as variables. Subjects were 192 children age 4-7 years. The Scree-test produced three significant factors, each interpretable from the K-ABC model. P.T.I. Picture Vocabulary, Size and Number, and Similarity Scale loaded highly on the Simultaneous Processing factor; From Discrimination and Immediate Recall Scale were associated with the Mental Processing scale; and Information and Comprehension Scale were closely associated only with the Achievement dimension. These results provide useful guidelines for interpreting a child`s performance on each subscale of the P.T.I. in terms of the mental processing approach used to solve the task. However, the psychometric results must be coordinated with the examiner`s clinical observations of the child`s problem solving strategies during administration of the P.T.I. to understand more completely the processing demands of the Picture Vocabulary, Size and Numbers, Form Discrimination, Immediate Recall, Information and Comprehension, and Similarity.