by Morrison F Gardner
Purpose: Measures the quality and quantity of a subject’s auditory thinking and reasoning
Ages: 5 through to14 yrs
Admin: Individual
Time: 10 - 20 minutes
The Test of Auditory Reasoning and Processing Skills (TARPS) measures the quality and quantity of a subject’s auditory thinking and reasoning - the ability of a child to draw conclusions, to make inferences and to apply and use judgment from what the child auditorily perceives.
While many of the questions and statements do reflect what a child has learned from home and formal education, the purpose of this test is to determine what the child does with what he or she has learned. For example, factual information learned from home and formal education usually suggests a measure of memory but does not always measure how a child uses what he or she has learned.
The Test of Auditory Reasoning and Processing Skills (TARPS) measures the quality and quantity of a subject’s auditory thinking and reasoning - the ability of a child to draw conclusions, to make inferences and to apply and use judgment from what the child auditorily perceives.
While many of the questions and statements do reflect what a child has learned from home and formal education, the purpose of this test is to determine what the child does with what he or she has learned. For example, factual information learned from home and formal education usually suggests a measure of memory but does not always measure how a child uses what he or she has learned.
