The present study aims to evaluate psychometric data on the population of Brazil using of the Color Trails Test (CTT). The instrument was applied to 1,942 subjects who came from the north (1.4%), northeast (10.4%), midwest (7.7%), southeast (65.9%), and south (13.9%) regions of Brazil. Ages varied from 18 to 86 years (M = 40.03 years; DP = 16.02), with 386 males (19.9%) and 1,556 females (80.1%). Regarding schooling, 57 (3%) of participants were illiterate, 1.240 (64%) had primary education and 645 (33%) had a high school and/or superior diploma. The length of schooling ranged from 0 to 14 (M = 7.81, SD = 3.51) years. Good accuracy ratings were obtained using Spearman's coefficient on the main measures of the CTT, including time of execution form 1 (0.76) and form 2 (0.82). Regional variations showed that the northeast region had the worst results on the instrument. Males had better performance on the proposed task, with significant differences between age groups and the worst results for ages greater than 60 years. For both sexes, an increase in score was noticed with increasing age, and better performance was found with increasing levels of education. The present results suggest that the CTT can identify attentional disturbances with significant variations in the time of execution.

O objetivo do estudo foi encontrar evidências de validade das Matrizes Progressivas Avançadas de Raven em universitários. Participaram 369 universitários de duas universidades privadas do estado de São Paulo, sendo 104 (28,2%) do sexo masculino e 265 (71,8%) do feminino. Em relação aos cursos, 167 (45,3%) são de Psicologia, 111 (30,1%) de Administração de Empresas, 54 (14,6%) de Gestão de Recursos Humanos e 37 (10%) de Pedagogia. Os resultados demonstraram que houve diferença significativa com relação ao gênero, com um melhor desempenho do sexo masculino (t=4,21 e p<0,01). A análise de variância (ANOVA) mostrou que ocorreu diferença significativa entre as médias obtidas em cada curso (F=13,8 e p<0,00), e os cursos que se diferenciaram de acordo com o teste ad-hoc de Tukey foram os de Administração e Psicologia. Os resultados demonstraram que o instrumento utilizado mostrou-se preciso para avaliar aspectos da inteligência geral em universitários.

The aim of the study was to find validity evidence of Raven's Advanced Progressive Matrices in university students. The sample consisted of 369 university students from two private universities in the state of Sao Paulo, being a 104 (28,2%) of the masculine and 265 (71,8%) of the feminine. Regarding the courses, 167 (45,3%) is of Psychology, 111 (30,1%) is of Business Administration, 54 (14,6 %) is of Management of Human Resources and 37 (10%) is of Pedagogy. The results showed statistically significant difference of sex, with males having better performance in the instrument (t=4.21; p<0.01). The analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed significant difference between averages of the courses (F=13,8; p<0,00), and the courses that are differentiated in accordance with the test ad-hoc of Tukey were Administration and Psychology that obtained scores bigger than the others courses. The results demonstrated what the used instrument showed precisely to value aspects of the general intelligence at university students.

Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar habilidades intelectuais e viso-motoras em pessoas com Síndrome de Down (SD), utilizando para isto os testes TONI 3- Forma A e o Bender - Sistema de Pontuação Gradual (B-SPG). Participaram 51 pessoas com a síndrome, ambos os sexos, com idade cronológica variando entre 6 e 24 anos (M=15,3; DP=4,9), oriundos de instituições de educação especial do interior de São Paulo. Os instrumentos foram aplicados individualmente e os resultados indicaram evidência de validade convergente entre os resultados obtidos com o TONI-3-Forma A e o B-SPG. Por meio da prova de correlação de Pearson foram obtidos índices negativos e altamente significativos entre os construtos pesquisados, congruentes com os pressupostos teóricos dos instrumentos utilizados (r=-0,57; p<0,001), demonstrando que os participantes que tiveram mais acertos na medida de inteligência foram os que cometeram menos erros na medida de habilidade viso-motora. Ainda assim, sugere-se que outros estudos sejam realizados com amostras maiores do que a aqui pesquisada, visando à identificação de padrões de desenvolvimento de habilidades cognitivas e viso-motoras nessa população, bem como a possibilidade de que programas de intervenção mais apropriados sejam elaborados para desenvolver o potencial cognitivo apresentado por pessoas com SD.

The present research aimed to evaluate intellectual and visuomotor abilities in people with Down syndrome, by using the TONI 3-A Form test and the Bender test with gradual point scoring system. These tests have been applied individually to 51 people of both sexes, with age varying between 6 and 24 years old (M=15,3; DP=4,9), carrying the syndrome, and deriving from special education institutions of the interior of São Paulo. The tests were applied individually and the results have indicated evidence of convergent validity between the TONI-3-A Form and the Bender results. Through the test of Pearson, negative and highly significant indices of correlation were obtained, being congruent with the constructs (r=-0,57; p<0,001), demonstrating that the participants, who had a better score in measuring intelligence, had been the ones who had made less mistakes in measuring their visuomotor abilities. Even so, it suggests that other studies should be carried out with larger samples of SD than the ones researched here, aiming at identifying development standards of cognitive and visuomotor abilities in this population, as well as the possibility of elaborating more appropriate intervention programs to develop the cognitive potential presented by people with Down syndrome.