Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration (BEERY VMI)
The Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration (BEERY VMI) is a non-verbal assessment helping to identify deficits in visual perception, fine motor skills, and hand-eye coordination. Commonly used to diagnose cognitive developmental disorders in young children, it assesses the extent to which individuals can integrate their visual and motor activities.
A paper-and-pencil test, individuals are instructed to copy designs without using an eraser or rotating the reference booklet, and it only gets harder as the test progresses.
Components of BEERY VMI
There are 2 versions of the BEERY VMI:
Ψ Short Form Test: 21 items, for children aged 2 to 7 years old
Ψ Long Form Test: 30 items, for individuals aged 2 to 100 years old
The BEERY VMI also contains 2 supplemental tests:
Ψ Visual Perception: requires examinees to identify a target design among choices
Ψ Motor Coordination: requires examinees to trace a geometric shape with a dashed outline using a pencil without an eraser
Advantages of BEERY VMI
Many disabilities and disorders include symptoms of visual-motor, visual-perceptual and motor coordination difficulties. The BEERY VMI will hence be useful for various individuals, including those who have been disabled by stroke, injury or Alzheimer’s disease. As a non-verbal assessment, it is also perfect for those who have disabilities or impairments in language or verbal abilities. The supplemental tests further help to point out specific visual-perceptual or motor coordination deficits which may not have been identified on short or full format tests.
Psychometric & IQ Testing
Developmental Assessments
1 ~ 42 months
Ψ Bayley Scales of Infant & Toddler Development (Bayley-III)
Tests for Developmental Sub-Domains
2 years and above
Ψ Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration (BEERY VMI)
Ψ Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing (CTOPP-2)
Ψ Phonological Assessment Battery (PhAB2)
Tests for Adaptive Skills & Behaviours
1 month and above
Ψ Adaptive Behaviour Assessment System (ABAS-3)
Ψ Behaviour Assessment System of Children (BASC-3)
Ψ Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales (Vineland-3)
Wechsler IQ Tests and Scales
2.5 years and above
Ψ Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI)
Ψ Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC)
Ψ Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Adults (WAIS)
Ψ Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI-II)
Ψ Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIAT-III)
Other Intelligence/ Achievement
Tests and Scales
2 years and above
Ψ Comprehensive Test of Nonverbal Intelligence (CTONI-2)
Ψ Differential Ability Scales (DAS-II)
Ψ Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition (SB-V)
Ψ Test of Nonverbal Intelligence Fourth Edition (TONI-4)
Ψ Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT-4)
Tests for Autism
12 months and above
Ψ Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-2)
Ψ Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS-2)
Ψ Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R)* (screening)
Tests for ADHD
6 years and above
Ψ Conners 3rd Edition