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Marker Method Tests and Subtests

Explore all 50 Marker Method tests and subtests by domain.

Test / subtest	Type	Description	Achievement domain	Stimulus	Response
Pictorial Analogies	Cognitive	The examinee sees an A:B :: C:__ pictorial analogy and selects the picture that completes the analogy.	–	Visual	Tap/Click
Verbal Analogies	CognitiveOral Language	The examinee hears an A:B :: C:__ analogy and says a word that completes the analogy.	–	Audio	Oral
Receptive Vocabulary	CognitiveOral Language	The examinee hears a word and selects the picture that best represents the word.	–	Audio, Visual	Tap/Click
Visual Pattern Reasoning	Cognitive	The examinee sees a picture pattern and selects the picture that does not belong in the pattern.	–	Visual	Tap/Click
Sequencing and Planning	Cognitive	The examinee sees pictures that relate to a stated theme, and arranges the pictures into the correct order in as few moves as possible.	–	Visual	Tap/Click or Drag
Numbers Forward	Cognitive	The examinee hears strings of 2 to 10 numbers and must repeat the numbers in the same order.	–	Audio	Oral
Numbers Backward	Cognitive	The examinee hears strings of 2 to 10 numbers and must repeat the numbers in the reverse order.	–	Audio	Oral
Visual Memory	Cognitive	The examinee sees a sequence of 2 to 8 shapes for a fixed duration of time. Then one or more shapes is removed from the sequence, and the examinee must select the pictures (from a bank of pictures) that are missing.	–	Visual	Tap/Click
Shape Rotation	Cognitive	The examinee sees four puzzle pieces and selects the complete picture that can be made by rotating and assembling the pieces.	–	Visual	Tap/Click
Symbol–Sound Learning	Cognitive	The examinee learns pairs of symbol-sound relationships and then uses those symbols to assemble English words that are played via an audio recording.	–	Audio, Visual	Tap/Click
Symbol–Sound Learning, Delayed	Cognitive	The examinee uses the symbols learned in Symbol–Sound Learning to construct more words, after a delay of 1 to 21 days.	–	Audio, Visual	Tap/Click
Semantic Fluency	Cognitive	The examinee has 30 seconds to name as many things as they can that fit into a provided semantic category.	–	Audio	Oral
Speeded Symbol Matching	Cognitive	The examinee selects the shape (from two options) that matches the direction of the target shape. The examinee has 3 minutes to complete as many items as possible.	–	Visual	Tap/Click
Value Estimation	Cognitive	The examinee is presented with a value-estimation question via audio recording and visual stimuli, and selects the correct response from among four options.	–	Audio, Visual	Tap/Click
Figure Tracing	Psychomotor	The examinee traces simple geometric shapes.	–	Visual	Handwritten
Figure Copying	Psychomotor	The examinee reproduces simple geometric shapes.	–	Visual	Handwritten
Handwritten Letter Fluency	Psychomotor	The examinee sees letters, words, and sentences on the screen and writes as many as possible in 1 minute.	Written Expression	Visual	Handwritten
Handwritten Number Fluency	Psychomotor	The examinee sees numbers on the screen and writes as many as possible in 1 minute. Numbers range from 1 to 7 digits.	Written Expression	Visual	Handwritten
Keyboarding Fluency	Psychomotor	The examinee sees letters, words, or sentences on the screen and must type as many as possible in 1 minute.	Written Expression	Visual	Typed
Phonological Awareness	Achievement	A family of seven subtests assessing the ability to detect and work with the sounds inside spoken words.	Basic Reading Skills	Audio	Varied
Rhyme Recognition	Cognitive	The examinee hears two words and indicates whether the words rhyme.	Basic Reading Skills	Audio	Tap/Click
Rhyme Production	Cognitive	The examinee hears two words and says a third word that rhymes.	Basic Reading Skills	Audio	Oral
Syllable Counting	Achievement	The examinee hears a word and selects the number of syllables in the word.	Basic Reading Skills	Audio	Tap/Click
Blending	Achievement	The examinee hears a segmented word and says the whole word smoothly.	Basic Reading Skills	Audio	Oral
Segmenting	Achievement	The examinee hears a word and says it in parts.	Basic Reading Skills	Audio	Oral
Sound ID	Cognitive	The examinee hears two words and says the sound that is common to both words.	Basic Reading Skills	Audio	Oral
Substitution	Achievement	The examinee hears a word with instructions to change one sound, and then says the new word.	Basic Reading Skills	Audio	Oral
Word Reading	Achievement	The examinee sees single words on the screen and reads aloud as many as they can in 1 minute.	Basic Reading Skills	Visual	Oral
Nonsense Word Decoding	Achievement	The examinee reads nonsense words aloud.	Basic Reading Skills	Visual	Oral
Sentence Comprehension	Achievement	The examinee sees a sentence on the screen that is missing one or more words, and selects the word(s) that fit in the empty space(s).	Reading Comprehension	Visual	Tap/Click
Passage Comprehension	Achievement	The examinee reads a short passage and answers multiple-choice comprehension questions about it.	Reading Comprehension	Visual	Tap/Click
Word Reading Fluency	Achievement	The examinee reads single words aloud.	Reading Fluency	Visual	Oral
Oral Reading Fluency	Achievement	The examinee reads short passages aloud.	Reading Fluency	Visual	Oral
Math Computation	Achievement	The examinee solves math problems.	Math Calculation	Visual	Typed
Math Fluency	Achievement	Four timed subtests covering basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts.	Math Calculation	Visual	Typed
Addition	Achievement	The examinee completes as many math addition facts as they can within 1 minute.	Math Calculation	Visual	Typed
Subtraction	Achievement	The examinee completes as many math subtraction facts as they can within 1 minute.	Math Calculation	Visual	Typed
Multiplication	Achievement	The examinee completes as many math multiplication facts as they can within 1 minute.	Math Calculation	Visual	Typed
Division	Achievement	The examinee completes as many math division facts as they can within 1 minute.	Math Calculation	Visual	Typed
Math Applications	Achievement	The examinee solves math word problems, with access to an on-screen calculator.	Math Problem Solving	Visual	Tap/Click
Math Concepts	Achievement	The examinee hears a math-related vocabulary word and selects all the pictures that go with the word.	Math Problem Solving	Audio	Tap/Click
Spelling Production	Achievement	The examinee writes dictated spelling words.	Written Expression	Audio	Typed
Spelling Recognition	Achievement	The examinee hears a dictated word and selects the correct spelling of the word from among four options.	Written Expression	Audio, Visual	Tap/Click
Dictation	Achievement	The examinee writes dictated sentences.	Written Expression	Audio	Handwritten
Written Expression Fluency	Achievement	The examinee sees a single word and a picture on the screen and types a sentence about the picture that uses the word. The examinee has 3 minutes to type as many sentences as they can.	Written Expression	Visual	Typed
Handwritten Essay Writing	Achievement	The examinee has 6 minutes to write an essay to a provided prompt.	Written Expression	Audio, Visual	Handwritten
Typed Essay Writing	Achievement	The examinee has 6 minutes to type an essay to a provided prompt.	Written Expression	Audio, Visual	Typed
Letter and Number Formation	Achievement	The examinee transcribes single letters and 1- and 2-digit numbers from the screen to paper.	Written Expression	Visual	Handwritten
Listening Comprehension	Oral Language	The examinee hears a short passage and answers multiple-choice comprehension questions about it.	Listening Comprehension	Audio	Tap/Click
Oral Expression Fluency	Oral Language	The examinee sees a single word and a picture on the screen and says a sentence about the picture that uses the word. The examinee has 3 minutes to say as many sentences as they can.	Oral Expression	Audio, Visual	Oral
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*All CHC ability designations are tentative pending further analysis.