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Short-term memory (STM) challenges are often observed in children with Down syndrome (DS), but existing early STM measures introduce measurement confounds in this population. To address the need for valid early STM measures for future DS interventions, this study evaluated the psychometric properties of a modified Corsi Span task, administered to 110 children with DS. Results indicated that the modified Corsi task has feasibility in the age range of 5–8 years and is scalable across chronological and mental ages. Minimal practice effects and evidence of test-retest reliability and convergent validity were observed. Implications for using a modified Corsi task in studies of early STM and treatment trials for children with DS are discussed.

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ERIC Subject
Expressive Language;
Receptive Language;
Developmental Disabilities;
Validity;
Spatial Ability;
Cognitive Processes;
Down Syndrome;
Reading Fluency;
Young Children;
Memory;
Outcome Measures;
Short Term Memory;
Psychometrics
Subject
Measurement;
Feasibility;
Convergent validity;
Down syndrome;
Short term memory;
Visual memory;
Quantitative psychology;
Test-Retest reliability;
Spatial memory;
Children;
Memory;
Age;
Children & youth;
Developmental disabilities;
Skills;
Measures;
Reliability;
Property;
Short term;
Test validity and reliability
Business indexing term
Identifier / keyword
Down syndrome; short-term memory; measurement
Title
Evaluation of a Modified Corsi Task to Assess Visuospatial Short-Term Memory in Young Children With Down Syndrome
Author
Pinks, Miranda E 1 ; Kaylyn Van Deusen 1 ; Prince, Mark A 1 ; Esbensen, Anna J 1 ; Thurman, Angela John 1 ; Patel, Lina R 1 ; Abbeduto, Leonard 1 ; Walsh, Madison M 1 ; Daunhauer, Lisa A 1 ; Fidler, Deborah J 1 

1  Miranda E. Pinks and Kaylyn Van Deusen, Colorado State University; Mark A. Prince, University of Southern California; Anna J. Esbensen, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; Angela John Thurman, MIND Institute, University of California Davis Health; Lina R. Patel, University of Colorado-Anschutz Medical Campus; Leonard Abbeduto, MIND Institute, University of California Davis Health; and Madison M. Walsh, Lisa A. Daunhauer, and Deborah J. Fidler, Colorado State University 
Publication title
American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities; Washington
Volume
130
Issue
3
Pages
178-194
Publication year
2025
Publication date
May 2025
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Place of publication
Washington
Country of publication
United Kingdom
Publication subject
Medical Sciences--Psychiatry And Neurology
ISSN
19447515
e-ISSN
19447558
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
Document type
Journal Article
Publication history
 
 
Online publication date
2025-04-28
Milestone dates
2024-03-18 (Received); 2024-08-06 (Accepted)
Publication history
 
 
   First posting date
28 Apr 2025
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1352/1944-7558-130.3.178
ProQuest document ID
3195306271
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/evaluation-modified-corsi-task-assess/docview/3195306271/se-2?accountid=208611
Copyright
Copyright American Association of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities May 2025
Last updated
2025-11-07
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