National Adult Reading Test (NART or NART-2 or NART-R)
Description
The NART-2 is a oral reading test consisting of 50 items which is widely used to estimate premorbid ability/intelligence.The NART-2 is a oral reading test consisting of 50 items which is widely used to estimate premorbid ability/intelligence.
Test Features
Administration details
Administration type: Clinician/researcher
Structured interview?
Yes
Approx time: 0-5 minutesAccessing the assessment and manual information
Access information:
Manual details:
- The NART manual is available here to download. https://www.academia.edu/2515150/National_Adult_Reading_Test_NART_test_manual_Part_1?source=swp_share
License details
Free to Use?
Yes. Please see the following link for further details: https://camcops.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tasks/nart.html#source
Reliability and Validity
Note: Listed publications are for the English version of the assessment only
- Thomas, M. D., McGrath, A., Sugden, N., Weekes, C., & Skilbeck, C. E. (2021). Investigating the National Adult Reading Test (NART-2) and Wechsler Test of Adult Reading Test (WTAR) in predicting Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence–Second edition (WASI-II) scores in an Australian sample. Australian Psychologist, 56(5), 372-381. https://doi.org/10.1080/00050067.2021.1937923
- McGrath, A., Thomas, M., Sugden, N., & Skilbeck, C. (2022). The Flynn effect in estimates of premorbid intellectual functioning in an Australian sample. Australian Journal of Psychology, 74(1), 2001297. https://doi.org/10.1080/00049530.2021.2001297
- Russell, A. J., Munro, J., Jones, P. B., Hayward, P., Hemsley, D. R., & Murray, R. M.. (2000). The National Adult Reading Test as a measure of premorbid IQ in schizophrenia. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 39(3), 297–305. https://doi.org/10.1348/014466500163301
- Mathias, J. L., Bowden, S. C., & Barrett-Woodbridge, M.. (2007). Accuracy of the Wechsler Test of Adult Reading (WTAR) and National Adult Reading Test (NART) when estimating IQ in a healthy Australian sample. Australian Psychologist, 42(1), 49–56. https://doi.org/10.1080/00050060600827599
- Bright, P., Hale, E., Gooch, V. J., Myhill, T., & van der Linde, I. (2018). The National Adult Reading Test: restandardisation against the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Fourth edition. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 28(6), 1019–1027. https://doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2016.1231121
- Mockler, D., Riordan, J., & Sharma, T. (1996). A comparison of the NART (restandardized) and the NART‐R (revised). British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 35(4), 567-572. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8260.1996.tb01212.x
- Please also see the NART manual: https://www.academia.edu/2515150/National_Adult_Reading_Test_NART_test_manual_Part_1?source=swp_share
Norm information
Healthy control/general population norms:
- Australia - adults aged 65-103: Kiely, K. M., Luszcz, M. A., Piguet, O., Christensen, H., Bennett, H., & Anstey, K. J. (2011). Functional equivalence of the National Adult Reading Test (NART) and Schonell reading tests and NART norms in the Dynamic Analyses to Optimise Ageing (DYNOPTA) project. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 33(4), 410-421. https://doi.org/10.1080/13803395.2010.527321
Crosswalk information:
- The following book includes some crosswalks for the NART-2: Strauss, E., Sherman, E. M., & Spreen, O. (2006). A compendium of neuropsychological tests: Administration, norms, and commentary. American chemical society.
- NART to WAIS-R score conversion is also available here: https://www.academia.edu/2515150/National_Adult_Reading_Test_NART_test_manual_Part_1?source=swp_share
Further information:
- Developed in the UK.
- For Australian sample pronunciations for each word, see: http://www.cogsci.mq.edu.au/research/resources/nart/