ASSESSMENT WISE
List of Assessment Tools
The Hong Kong Reading Ability Screening Test for Preschool Children (RAST-K)
Assessment for
SpLD
Assessment Duration
15 - 30 mins
Paper-and-pencil
Format of test
Available Language
Chinese
Age
K2 - K3
Norm
With Hong Kong norm
Brief introduction
RAST-K is designed as a screening tool for kindergarten teachers to identify children who may be at risk of Chinese reading and writing difficulty. Those identified students can then be supported earlier by joining interventions and receiving extra support.
Conners’ Continuous Auditory Test of Attention (CATA)
Assessment for
ADHD
Assessment Duration
15 mins
Paper-and-pencil
Format of test
Available Language
English
Age
>8;0
Norm
Without Hong Kong norm
Brief introduction
The Conners Continuous Auditory Test of Attention® (Conners CATA®) measures a respondent’s performance in areas of inattentiveness, impulsivity, and sustained attention, making it a useful tool in evaluating attention disorders and neurological functioning.
Conners’ Continuous Performance Test-3
(CPT III)
Assessment for
ADHD
Assessment Duration
15 mins
Paper-and-pencil
Format of test
Available Language
English
Age
>8;0
Norm
Without Hong Kong norm
Brief introduction
The Conners Continuous Performance Test Third Edition™ (Conners CPT 3™) measures attention-related problems in areas of inattentiveness, impulsivity, sustained attention, and vigilance of individuals aged eight years and older. The assessment results can aid in the assessment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) and other neurological conditions related to attention. The test provides objective information about an individual’s performance in attention tasks, complementing information obtained from other rating scales.
Test of Everyday Attention for Children (TEA-Ch)
Assessment for
ADHD
Assessment Duration
55 - 60 mins
Paper-and-pencil
Format of test
Available Language
Chinese
Age
6;00 - 16;00
Norm
With Hong Kong norm for selected subtests
Brief introduction
Test of Everyday Attention for Children (TEA-Ch) assesses the different attentional capacities in children and adolescents. The TEA-Ch comprises 9 subtests which measure children’s abilities to selectively attend;sustain their attention;divide their attention between two tasks; switch attention from one thing to another; and withhold (inhibit) verbal and motor responses. Two parallel forms allow re-testing the same child.