Format of the Test

The TVPS- 4 is a quick, straightforward standard exam that takes around 25 minutes to perform. It is formatted so that individuals with motor, speech, and neurological impairments can easily take the test. The convenient booklet contains images that are drawn with black and white lines that are displayed in multiple choice format.

Areas of Testing

This exam is split into seven subsections that test various elements of visual perception. The subsections include: visual discrimination, visual memory, spatial relationships, form constancy, sequential memory, visual figure-ground, and visual closure. Each test provides eighteen images.

Visual Perception Assessment

The TVPS is a comprehensive assessment that can be used by many professionals to test visual perception skills. Psychologists, optometrists, learning specialists, and occupational therapists often use it because it offers informational results. Results are then compared to norms that are representative of the national population.