METHOD FOR EVALUATING DEVELOPMENT DEGREE OF CONCRETE THINKING AND THINKING IN VISUAL IMAGES IN SMALL AGE CHILDREN Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC A61B5/16 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: method involves giving tasks corresponding to children age like test on looking for toy hidden under cap; brick tests; pyramid-making test; test on putting things into box; Russian doll test; test on reassembling jigsaw picture/puzzle; test on differentiating the ideas of small/big; generalization test; classification test; test on finding pairs to things. 1 point is given for each accomplished task; each failure is marked with 0 point. The gained points are summed up. When the total number of given points is equal to 1 point in 9 months, 2 points in 10 months; 3 points in 11 months; 4-6 points in 1 year; 7-`10 points in 1 year and 3 months; 11-13 points in 1 year and 6 months; 14 points in 1 year and 9 months; 15-17 points in 2 years; 18 points in 2 years and 3 months; 19-20 points in 2 years and 6 months; 21 points in points in 3 years and 3 months, development of concrete thinking and thinking in visual images of a child is thought to be normal. Less number of points being the case, mental delay of a child is considered to take place. Greater number of points being the case, accelerated mental development is considered to take place.

EFFECT: enhanced effectiveness in timely fixing thinking development disorders in children.

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