COGNITION TEST
NAME:_______________________
AGE:__________
GENDER:
ATTENTION & CONCENTRATION
Age Tasks Present Or Absent Description
Infancy (0-2 years)
0-2 months Babies can focus on and track faces and
objects as they move from side to side
3-6 months Babies can focus longer on objects that
interest them, like a moving ball or a set
of keys
7-12 months Attention span increases, and babies can
focus on objects for up to a minute
12-18 months Attention span extends to up to 2 minutes
(1-1.5 years)
19-24 months Attention span can last up to 3 minutes
(1.5-2 years)
25-36 months Attention span can last up to 6 minutes
(2-3 years)
Preschool (3-5 years)
3 years Preschoolers can focus on activities for
longer periods, up to 8 minutes.
4 years Attention span increases to up to 10
minutes
5 years Children can pay attention for 5-10
minutes during activities
School Age (6-12 years)
6-8 years Better memory and ability to internalize
moral rules make it possible to teach
problem-solving
9-12 months Attention span and concentration
continue to improve, allowing for longer
periods of focused activity
PROBLEM SOLVING
Age Tasks Present Or Absent Description
Infancy (0-2 years)
6 months Babies begin to understand cause and
effect, such as shaking a rattle to make a
noise
12 months Babies can solve simple problems, like
putting objects in and out of containers
Preschool (3-5 years)
3 years Preschoolers can solve simple puzzles, use
imagination to create stories, and match
and sort objects by shape and color
4 years Children can understand the idea of
counting and use simple problem-solving
strategies
5 years Children can count to 10, understand the
idea of "same" and "different," and use
words about time like "yesterday" and
"tomorrow"
School Age (6-12 years)
6-8 years Children can perform simple addition
and subtraction, distinguish fantasy from
reality, and have increased memory,
attention span, and impulse control
9-12 months Children can solve more complex
problems, understand fractions, and
count backwards
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