Analysis

The Object Recognition and Naming Test Using Pictures was developed by Tsapoutzoglou, Tzimotoli, Syrmali, Tata, Christodoulou, and Stavroussi in 1999.

Purpose

The test is designed to assess the ability of children aged 2 to 7 years to perceive, recognize, and name objects. The test consists of three sets of cards, selected according to the child’s age:
The first set is for children aged 2 to 4 years
The second set for children aged 4 to 6 years
The third set for children aged 6 to 7 years
The cards are presented in ascending order of difficulty, and each card displays four objects. At younger ages, the objects come from easily recognizable semantic categories. For children aged 6–7, the objects belong to more complex semantic fields. Each child is required to point to the object that is named. The items featured on the cards are drawn from 28 different semantic fields.

Scoring

Each correct answer receives 1 point, and each incorrect answer receives 0. All correct responses are summed to calculate the total score, based on the number of objects tested for each age group.

Statistical Analysis

The test was administered to 90 children—45 boys and 45 girls. Each age group included 30 children (15 boys and 15 girls). Children aged 3 to 4 years were recruited from public and one private daycare center, while those aged 4 to 6 came from kindergartens in Ano and Kato Toumba (districts in Greece).

Reference

Maniou-Vakali, M., Tsapoutzoglou, M., Tzimotoli, A., Syrmali, K., Tata, D., Christodoulou, Ch., & Stavroussi, P. (1999). Matching and naming objects from various semantic fields by children aged three to six years. In S. Papastamou, S. Kanellaki, A. Mantoglou, S. Samartzi, & N. Christakis (Eds.), Psychology at the crossroads of the human and social sciences. Papers from the 6th Panhellenic Conference on Psychological Research (pp. 19–46). Athens: Kastaniotis.