The essence of the technique “What is missing in these figures” is to correctly assess the perception of the child from a variety of perspectives. Thus, the ability of children to form images is revealed, on the basis of which to make conclusions and express them in verbal form.
How does the technique work?
What is missing in these figures? Children are provided with a number of drawings, but not simple ones. The bottom line is that each of them lacks some essential element. The child must have time to determine from the picture what is missing in these figures in the shortest possible period of time. Those who carry out diagnostics have a stopwatch with which the time that the child spends on the task is recorded. This time translates into points, with the help of which a verdict is issued at the end of testing. The technique “What is missing in these figures” allows you to quickly and efficiently diagnose.
How are the results evaluated?
The “What is missing in these figures” methodology uses a ten-point scale, where:
- 10 points are given if the child spends less than 25 seconds on the task. It is important that all seven missing elements be named during this time.
- From 8 to 9 points are awarded to those whose task took from 26 to 30 seconds.
- From 6 to 7 points is given if the search for the necessary elements took from 31 to 35 seconds.
- From 4 to 5 points per result ranging from 36 to 40 seconds.
- From 2 to 3 points are awarded in the event that from 41 to 45 seconds were spent on the task.
- From 0 to 1 point - more than 45 seconds.
The scores allow you to draw conclusions about the level of psychological development of children with maximum accuracy. Despite the fact that these indicators are considered very generalized, on their basis it is possible to more deeply judge the level of development and perception. And fluctuations in points is a necessary measure, since it is virtually impossible to set exact criteria for evaluations. That is why diagnosticians are allowed to either add or subtract by point. Of course, this has little effect on the final indicators, but nevertheless it gives a good opportunity to better differentiate the children according to the method “What is missing in these figures”.
What do the points mean?
Everything is very simple, from 10 to 8 points - this is a high level, from 4 to 7 - average, from 3 to 0 - low. By about three and a half years, the child begins to understand simple causal relationships, but a considerable number of children who have some problems with speech or mental development encounter difficulties in understanding and understanding the causes and consequences of events.
Causal relationship
Another important diagnostic method is the same pictures, only on them you need to look for not missing elements, but a causal relationship between what is happening. The task of the child is to determine what happens first and what happens after. Ideally, children should take in their right hand a picture that depicts the cause, and in the left - a consequence of what happened. The tasks do not end there, one will also have to explain what is happening using the correct speech constructions. Make sure that the words-bundles are in the right places.
Creative potential
E.P. Torrens proposed a technique, the essence of which is to complete the missing elements of the figures. The testing usually involves children aged 5 to 7 years. The bottom line is that children are given geometric figures, depicted on a blank sheet in the center, and the task of the children is to draw the missing elements with colored pencils. After which the drawings are collected and the results of the diagnosis are summarized. The result is also evaluated on the established ten-point scale.