Part B can be used with the
Online Clock Drawing Test
or the Automatic Trail Making Test Part B software can
be used with the Automatic Clock Drawing Test software
for this purpose.)
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HOW ARE TRAIL MAKING TESTS NOW USED?
Trail Making
Tests are
used to evaluate the executive function, impulsivity, visual search,
visual attention, and motor speed, among others, of
individuals. Trail Making
Tests
provide strong measures of mental abilities of individuals.
For this reason, they are also used for fitness to drive
determinations, as recommended by the American Medical
Association and the
National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
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WHY IS THE TRAIL MAKING TEST NOW AVAILABLE
ON THE INTERNET?
The Trail Making
Test, one of
the most widely used cognitive assessments since its development in
1944 for the War Department of the US
Army, was limited to paper-based
administration. For more than half of a century, the Trails
Making Test, an integral medical assessment, excluded individuals
with special needs and disabilities. As paper-based product,
Trail Making
Tests were
also not eco-friendly tools. Our concern for improved assistive
technologies and the environment led us to a new,
completely Internet-based format. We also developed software
versions for those who require cognitive measures on computers that
are in field or office settings without access to the Internet.
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HOW FAST ARE ONLINE TRAIL MAKING TESTS
COMPARED TO
TRADITIONAL TRAIL MAKING TESTS?
Studies show that
our Trail Making
Tests take about the same time to take as traditional Trail Making Tests on
paper. Since Automatic Trail Making Tests and Online Trail Making
Tests provide instant scores and feedback, there are also
huge savings in time, labor, and training when compared to
traditional administration.
Online Trail
Making Tests
and Automatic Trail Making Tests
are designed to take less than 300 seconds to complete. On
average, these tests take as little as 180 seconds (from the
instruction screen to the completed
questions).
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WHAT ARE SOME OF THE BENEFITS OF ONLINE
TRAIL MAKING TESTS
?
Benefits
of Online Trail
Making Tests and Automatic Trail Making Tests include:
Completely online or on software - your choice
Very fast, sensitive, & objective
test
Self-service (autonomous) option
Instant
scores & feedback
Records, prints, & saves
results
Graphics & statistics of data
Scientifically proven
Multimedia &
interactive
User friendly
Many foreign
languages
Easily exports data
Touch screen
Sytotechnology option
Standardized & paperless
tests
Useful for all ages & cultures
Ideal
assistive technology
Optimized for repeated
administration
Engages people who are unable to draw or
write
Compliance with 21 CFR
11,
HIPAA, ICH
GCP,& ISO
9001:2000
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WHAT ARE SOME OF THE MORE IMMEDIATE
ADVANTAGES OF ONLINE TRAIL MAKING TESTS ?
Online Trail Making
Tests
and Automatic Trail Making Tests
-
streamline operations
-
computerize testing processes that were always
subject to bias
-
allow
for a self-service option
-
reduce
patient wait time
-
improve medical performance
-
eliminate the need for paper and thereby offer a
truly green solution
-
save
time, labor, and money associated with important cognitive
tests
-
recognized as prestigious SFBJ 08
Technology Award Finalist
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WHAT TYPES OF ONLINE TRAIL MAKING TESTS
ARE NOW
AVAILABLE?
There
are six types of patents-pending Online Trail Making
Tests
available:
We
offer at least five distinct varieties of tests. Although the
most popular Online Trail Making Test
or Automatic Trail Making Test
is a computerized version of
the traditional trails test, some researchers and clinicians prefer
Trails tests with defined errors.
Additionally, all Online Trail Making
Tests
and
Automatic Trail Making Tests
can be quickly and easily
integrated with any of the hundreds of online tests featured in the
SpecialtyAutomated GREEN Catalog
and SpecialtyAutomated website.
Collectively, these can allow for the
rapid and comprehensive evaluation of cognition with vision,
knowledge, and / or driving skills, among other areas.
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ARE ONLINE TRAIL MAKING TESTS NOW AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND OTHER
LANGUAGES?
Online Trail Making
Tests
and Automatic Trail Making Tests
are now available in
numerous languages. Until now, for example, speakers of the
French language had to administer Trail Making
Tests in the
French language. Online Trail Making
Tests
and Automatic Trail Making Tests
eliminate the need for
speakers of other languages to administer tests in other
languages.
Since
the Online Trail
Making Tests
and Automatic Trail Making Tests
are available in
numerous languages, they can be simultaneously administered at
multiple locations worldwide. The online versions are
particularly important tests for
cognition that can now be studied by researchers and clinicians in
real time because Online Trail
Making Tests
are standardized and
provide instant scores.
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ARE ONLINE TRAIL MAKING TESTS USEFUL FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL
NEEDS?
Online Trail Making
Tests
and Automatic Trail Making Tests
are very useful for
individuals with disabilities and special needs. Until now,
individuals with disabilities or special needs were excluded from
traditional Trail Making Tests or faced hardship, humiliation,
and even test bias with the assistance of trained staff. Our
Online Trail Making
Tests
and Automatic Trail Making Tests
enable individuals who
cannot draw or hold a writing instrument to actively participate in
Trail Making Tests.
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WHAT KIND OF COMPUTER MONITOR IS
RECOMMENDED FOR THE ONLINE TRAIL MAKING TEST
?
As part
of our efforts to promote green and eco-friendly products, we do not
encourage the purchase of new equipment. Therefore, at a
minimum, a 15 inch (38.1 cm) LCD monitor that is free from glare and
dust is usable. Ideally, at a minimum, a 15 inch (38.1 cm)
touch screen monitor that is sensitive to touch, and free from glare
and dust, is advised, especially for optimal assistive technology
applications.
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HOW ARE ONLINE TRAIL MAKING TESTS
DELIVERED OVER
THE INTERNET?
All Online Trail Making
Tests are delivered online, over the Internet. No fancy or
expensive equipment or setups are needed. No trees are cut for wood.
No software, CD-ROMs, or DVDs are needed. No
downloads. Just click and connect on any computer with Internet
access.
ARE
ONLINE TRAIL MAKING TESTS REALLY GREEN PRODUCTS?
Online Trail
Making Tests
are really green
products. SpecialtyAutomated,
manufacturer of the Online Trail Making
Tests , is a totally green company because all
Internet-based tests and solutions are paperless. Since trees are cut
for wood and wood is processed for paper, fewer trees are cut when
there is little demand or use for paper. When trees are
maintained and grown, our environment and, ultimately, our planet,
become more green or eco-friendly.
Online tests also do
not require any software, CD-ROMs, flash drives, or heavy or special
equipment. Software, flash drives, and CD-ROMs become obsolete
or defective.
Millions of CD-ROM and
DVD disks end up in landfills and incinerators each year.
These disks create unnecessary pollution and harm to the environment
and atmosphere.
Additionally, e-waste
is a major source of pollution. Since online tests are
administered over a clients networked computers, no new or heavy
hardware, cabinets, kiosks, modular units, synthetic materials,
equipment, or other devices are needed. Such items tend to be
designed from metals, plastics, and wood that damage the
environment.
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WHAT
ARE TYPICAL APPLICATIONS FOR TRAIL MAKING TESTS?
-
Hospitals
-
Clinics
-
Rehabilitation centers
-
Occupational therapy offices
-
Schools
-
Universities
-
Driver education & re-certification
-
Driver's license bureaus
-
Transport
-
Government agencies
-
Education
-
Health
-
Military
-
Clinical research trials
-
Sport team selection & injury evaluation
-
Workplace safety
-
Assistive technologies
-
Community programs
-
Teen driver education
-
Geriatric centers
-
Nursing home admissions
-
Insurance companies
-
Pilot studies
-
Human factors research
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WHAT ARE ONLINE TRAIL MAKING TESTS USED FOR?
Online Trail Making
Tests and Automatic Trail Making Tests may be used
for:
-
Autism
-
Brain Fitness
-
Cognition Evaluation
-
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
-
Loss of Memory
-
Memory Improvement Exercises
-
Stroke
-
Schizophrenia
-
Impulsivity
-
Addiction
-
Depression
-
Unipolar and Bipolar Disorders
-
Driving Assessments
-
Dementia
-
Alzheimer Disease
-
Parkinson's Disease
-
Physical Therapy
-
Neurology Evaluations
-
Psychology Evaluations
-
Neuropsychologic or other psychiatric
disorders
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WHERE IS A RECENT TESTIMONY OF THESE ONLINE
TESTS?
Mae
Volen, a premier senior center celebrating 40
years of outstanding services in Florida, provides the following
testimony:
Using online testing
systems ....
enable testing to be done more quickly, ensure that the
potential for tester bias is virtually eliminated, and in general
conserve time and resources.... More
importantly, the results of online testing mirrored the results that
we know were obtained using the traditional assessments done of the
individuals who used the automated tests. And, in some cases
the .....tests
identified
individuals who had not yet been formally diagnosed with a
cognitive disorder. In sum, the SpecialtyAutomated testing
methods worked and worked quickly."
- Brenda K. Bryant, Vice
President,
Mae Volen Senior
Center
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WHICH WEB BROWSERS WILL WORK WITH ONLINE
TRAIL MAKING TESTS
?
SpecialtyAutomated screening tests,
unless otherwise noted, run locally or remotely
on PC systems. An Internet connection is needed
for web-based screening tests.
Flash Player 6.0.79 or
later (http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflash) is required.
One of the following browsers is recommended for viewing the
Online Trail Making
Tests :
Windows
98:
(Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x, Netscape 4.7, Netscape 7.x,
Firefox 1.x, AOL 8, and Opera 7.11)
Windows
2000 (Microsoft
Internet Explorer 5.x, Netscape 4.7, Netscape 7.x, Firefox 1.x,
CompuServe 7, AOL 8, and Opera 7.11)
Windows
XP: (Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, Netscape
7.x, Firefox 1.x, CompuServe 7, AOL 8, and Opera 7.11)
Windows
Vista: (Microsoft
Internet Explorer 6.0, Netscape 7.x, Firefox 1.x, CompuServe 7, AOL
8, and Opera 7.11)
Mac OS
9.x:
(Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.1, Netscape 4.8, Netscape 7.x,
Mozilla 1.x, and Opera 6)
Mac OS
10.x:
(Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.2, Netscape 7.x, Mozilla 1.x, AOL 7,
Opera 6, and Safari 1.0 (Mac OS 10.2x or later only))
Linux
(Konqueror 3.3.1, Mozilla 1.7.3,
Firefox 1.x)
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WHAT ARE THE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR ONLINE
TRAIL MAKING TESTS?
Options for immediate
feedback, printable scores and results, or scores or results emailed
to the network specialist are available. For system
administrator content management, at a minimum, we recommend Windows
2000, Windows 2003, and/ or Windows XP (Microsoft Internet Explorer
6.x, Firefox 1.5). For Windows Vista, please consider
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.x, Firefox 1.5, at a minimum. A
printer is needed for the optional print out.
Online Trail Making
Tests
also allow for collection and analysis of data. Speakers
or a headset are needed for the optional audio format.
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WHO
PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ONLINE TRAIL MAKING TESTS
?
Instructions are
automatically presented on an introductory screen. These are
followed by sample questions to familiarize the examinee with the
online screening test process.
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IS THERE A CATALOG THAT CONTAINS THESE ONLINE TRAIL MAKING TESTS
?
There is a catalog, an
all-new GREEN Catalog,
by
SpecialtyAutomated ,
that contains
hundreds of revolutionary and eco-friendly online
tests for vision, cognition, knowledge, and driving
skills. Online Trail
Making Tests can be
ordered alone or in combination with any of these other online
tests. The GREEN
Catalog is only
available online.
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IS THERE A NEWS LETTER ABOUT ONLINE TRAIL MAKING TESTS AND OTHER ONLINE
TESTS?
The e-News
is an incredible source of information
for our national and international
communities. The e-News
contains information about
Online Trail Making
Tests , Automatic Trail Making Tests
,
and other
premier computerized tests.
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HOW ARE WE BILLED FOR ONLINE TRAIL MAKING TESTS
?
Online Trail
Making Tests are
billed for one month of service and can be administered on any
number of computers. Most major credit cards are accepted
online. A minimum order of 50 Online Trail Making
Tests for one month of
online service is required. Significant discounts
and savings apply to larger, bulk orders. Additional tests can
be purchased in increments of 100 tests at any time. Tests in
languages other than English and Spanish are also
available. Please email us
immediately if you have any questions.
Please contact us for
quotes for Automatic Trail Making Tests.
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HOW DO WE CONTACT SPECIALTYAUTOMATED, THIS COMPANY?
Please
contact SpecialtyAutomated by email
at:
http://www.trailmakingtest.com/contact.htm
We welcome all general and technical
questions through this convenient and online
form.
A toll-free telephone number is provided
for orders (purchases) only.
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HOW DO I ORDER AN ONLINE TRAIL MAKING TEST
?
Online Trail Making
Tests
are purchased online
at: http://www.trailmakingtest.com/order.htm
Please contact us
to order Automatic Trail Making Tests.
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HOW DO WE ORDER A DEMO OF AN ONLINE TRAIL
MAKING TEST
?
Demos of
Online Trail Making
Tests
are purchased online
at: http://www.trailmakingtest.com/order.htm
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