Seguin Form Board as an intelligence tool for young children in an Indian urban slum

• Main Authors: Beena Koshy, Hannah Mary Thomas T, Prasanna Samuel, Rajiv Sarkar, Scott Kendall, Gagandeep Kang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2017-12-01
• Series: Family Medicine and Community Health
• Subjects: Intelligence tests; Seguin Form Board Test; Malin’s Intelligence Scale for Indian Children; Vineland Social Maturity Scale
• Online Access: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cscript/fmch/2017/00000005/00000004/art00006

Objective: The present study evaluates the concurrent and predictive validity of the Seguin Form Board Test (SFBT) as an intelligence tool for children in low- and middle-income countries. Methods: In a cohort of normal children, followed up in South India, two cross-sectional analyses were done at 3 and 7 years of age on 95 children. The SFBT and Vineland Social Maturity Scale (VSMS) were done at 3 years of age and Malin’s Intelligence Scale for Indian Children (MISIC) and the VSMS were done at 7 years of age, and the results were compared for concurrent and predictive validity for the SFBT. Results: Intelligence quotient and social quotient had positive correlations at 3 years of age, indicating fair concurrent validity. The SFBT done at around 3 years of age had good positive correlation with MISIC at 7 years of age, indicating good predictive validity. Conclusion: This study shows the utility of the SFBT as a community-based intelligence tool with acceptable concurrent and predictive validity.