The Rapid Assessment of Cognitive and Emotional Regulation (RACER) is a tablet-based assessment tool for children that measures executive function (EF) skills. Instructions that are brief and visually presented; game-like tasks are designed to easily engage children regardless of literacy level and variable test administration settings. RACER measures inhibitory control and working memory. This study presents the theoretical rationale and empirical evidence for tablet-based assessments of EF, the process of administering the RACER assessments. The current sample consists of students in Lebanon (N=1900) and Niger (N=850). The results indicate that individual differences in EF can be assessed by the RACER tablet tasks. Specifically, we demonstrate that EF scores are associated in expected ways with age and that tasks function similarly to what has been observed in high-income countries. The feasibility and utility for researchers, practitioners, and clinicians, of this cognitive assessment tool is discussed.

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一种用于中低收入国家现场数据收集的认知评估工具

认知和情绪调节的快速评估（RACER）是针对儿童的基于平板电脑的评估工具，用于评估执行功能（EF）技能。简短而直观的说明；像游戏一样的任务旨在轻松吸引孩子，而无论他们的识字水平和可变的考试管理设置如何。RACER测量抑制性控制和工作记忆。这项研究为基于平板电脑的EF（RACER评估的管理过程）提供了理论基础和经验证据。当前样本包括黎巴嫩（N = 1900）和尼日尔（N = 850）的学生。结果表明，可以通过RACER平板电脑任务评估EF中的个体差异。具体来说，我们证明，EF分数与预期的年龄相关，并且任务的功能与在高收入国家中所观察到的相似。讨论了这种认知评估工具对研究人员，从业人员和临床医生的可行性和实用性。