Table 3 Allocation of the individual items of the SIB into five new subscales
New subscale | SIB item | SIB domain [[10]] |
|---|---|---|
Factor 1: visual | 26 + 30a + 30b: Color naming (blue + red + green) | Language |
27: Color matching | Visuospatial perception | |
28: Colored block | Memory | |
29: Color discrimination | Visuospatial perception | |
30c + 34a + 34b: Shape identification (square + circle + triangle) | Language | |
31: Shape matching | Visuospatial perception | |
32: Shape | Memory | |
33: Shape discrimination | Visuospatial perception | |
Factor 2: language | 4a: Write name | Language |
4b: Copy name | Language | |
6: Months of the year | Language | |
9a: Reading comprehension | Language | |
9b: Verbal comprehension | Language | |
9c: Reading | Language | |
10: Sentence recall | Memory | |
Factor 3: working memory/memory | 2: Examiner’s name (immediate recall) | Memory |
5: Current month | Orientation | |
7: City | Orientation | |
12: Digit span (series) | Attention | |
13: Verbal fluency | Language | |
14: Examiner’s name (delayed recall) | Memory | |
16 + 18: Using cup (photograph + object) | Praxis | |
21 + 23: Using spoon (photograph + object) | Praxis | |
25: Immediate recall of objects (cup + spoon) | Memory | |
35a: Drawing (circle) | Construction | |
35b: Drawing (square) | Construction | |
36: Auditory span | Attention | |
37: Visual span | Attention | |
38: Delayed recall of objects (cup + spoon) | Memory | |
Factor 4: praxis and social skills | 1a: Shake hands | Social skills |
1b: Follow directions | Social skills | |
1c: Sit/move to table/pull tray | Social skills | |
3: Subject’s name | Orientation | |
11a + 11b: Repetition (people spend money + baby) | Language | |
39: Orientation to name | Orientating head to name | |
40: Language ability (free conversation) | Language | |
Factor 5: naming | 8a + 8b: Descriptive naming (cup + spoon) | Language |
15 + 20: Naming object in photograph (cup + spoon) | Language | |
17 + 22: Naming object (cup + spoon) | Language | |
19 + 24: Forced-choice naming (cup + spoon) | Language |