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Visual Memory Test (TORD)
Visual memory
Visual Memory Test (TORD) assesses visual memory. Visual material is presented and then recalled after a delay. Processing what is seen and remembering what was seen are different abilities, and this instrument targets the second.
What it makes visible
- Separates visual processing from visual memory, a distinction classroom observation rarely makes.
- Relevant where a student follows a demonstration but cannot reproduce it later.
- Short, and easily paired with a processing instrument in the same session.
Scope and limits
This is a screening and assessment instrument; it does not make a clinical diagnosis. The exact scope of use must be verified against the relevant instrument form, its norm group and the conditions of administration.
TORD at a glance
| Assessment area | ASA — Academic Skills and Attention |
|---|---|
| Measures | Visual memory |
| Duration | 10–15 min |
| Level | Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary |
| Administered by | School counsellor |
| Format | Individual / group / digital |
| Follow-up | Re-assessment after 3–6 months where appropriate |
Focus of the area
Assessing, in a structured way, how a student sustains attention, processes visual information, builds patterns and solves problems.
Scenarios that include this instrument
Frequently asked questions
That pattern points to memory rather than processing, and it changes the support plan: the student needs retrieval support, not more explanation.
Yes, and it must be kept as specified. Shortening or extending it makes the result incomparable with the norm group.
Scope note
This structure is designed to support assessment, screening and guidance processes — not to make a clinical diagnosis. The aim is not to diagnose but to know the student more accurately, follow their development and identify the support they need in time.