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A3DW

Author: G. Gittler
Assessment of spatial ability: Adaptive 3-Dimensional Block Test
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Please note that this product can only be administered if you have a valid Vienna Test System administration software license for VTS online or a local VTS version 8.0.00 or higher.

Field of Application+

NEURO
TRAFFIC
SPORT
HR
Detailed Description+

Measures the dimension of spatial ability – that is the ability to picture objects and if necessary rotate them in one's mind.
Forming a three-dimensional image of objects that are depicted in two dimensions and switching between different views is important is important for workers in many professions (e.g. architects, long-distance drivers, construction workers, air traffic controllers, pilots and surgeons). The test is presented adaptively: this provides optimum assessment of each person’s potential. Since it assesses work-related abilities, A3DW is used in manufacturing & safety assessments.

Test forms+

S1: Short form – provides a rough overview of ability
S2: Standard form
S3: Long form – greater reliability in connection with special queries

Task+

Each item involves a test cube and six comparison cubes. Each cube has different patterns on each of its six sides but only three are visible. Using the patterns that are visible, the respondent must decide whether one of the six comparison cubes is identical to the test cube.

Dimensions+

Cognitive abilities

Languages+

Hungarian

Turkish

Dutch

English (USA)

French

Italian

Portuguese

Bulgarian

Slovak

Spanish

German

Polish

Russian

Finnish

Chinese

Serbian

Czech

Norwegian

Duration+

approx. 29-52 minutes, depending on test form

 

Age+

Norms for ages 13+ (convenience sample).

Test administration+

Controlled Mode


Products specifications
LanguagesBulgarian, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English (USA), Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Spanish, Turkish
Test informationadaptive <i class="fas fa-info-circle tooltips test-info" data-container="body" data-placement="top" data-toggle="tooltip" title="In adaptive tests the item difficulty adapts during the test to the respondent's ability. In these tests the number of items presented may also vary in at least one subtest or test form."></i>, wide norm spectrum <i class="fas fa-info-circle tooltips test-info" data-container="body" data-placement="top" data-toggle="tooltip" title="In tests with a wide norm spectrum the norms cover a wide age range (wider than ages 16-84), or multiple norm samples (at least two) are available."></i>, language-free item material <i class="fas fa-info-circle tooltips test-info" data-container="body" data-placement="top" data-toggle="tooltip" title="A test that uses language-free item material is one that can be worked by a respondent with no linguistic knowledge, provided that the instructions have been understood (for example with support from the test administrator)."></i>, high level of test security <i class="fas fa-info-circle tooltips test-info" data-container="body" data-placement="top" data-toggle="tooltip" title="A test has a high level of test security if steps have been taken to prevent disclosure of the answers or answer scheme. Examples of such steps include prevention of unsupervised online testing, the provision of parallel test forms and the use of objective personality tests and adaptive tests."></i>, conforms to the Rasch-model <i class="fas fa-info-circle tooltips test-info" data-container="body" data-placement="top" data-toggle="tooltip" title="For a test that conforms to the Rasch model the validity of the Rasch model or a comparable probabilistic test theory model has been proved. This means that all the test's item groups have been proved to measure one dimension and to be fair for various sociodemographic groups (such as different age groups)."></i>
DimensionsCognitive abilities
Test typeSpecial Intelligence Tests