The School of Education, University of Birmingham, England, is attempting to standardize a new psychometric assessment tool—a tactile speed-of-information processing test—for blind children. This article discusses some of the issues and difficulties that have been encountered and presents implications for the future direction of psychometric testing of children who are blind.
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Tim Hull, M.Sc., research associate; Heather Mason, M.Phil., lecturer and visual impairment teacher trainer; School of Education, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, England.
