Digit Span Test
Test auditory working memory and attention
Forward Digit Span
• Remember number sequences
• Enter numbers in the same order
• Test basic memory capacity
• Start with 3-digit numbers
Backward Digit Span
• Remember number sequences
• Enter numbers in reverse order
• Test working memory manipulation
• Start with 2-digit numbers
Instructions
- • Use headphones or work in a quiet environment
- • Numbers will play sequentially, listen carefully
- • Enter numbers after playback, with or without spaces
- • Two consecutive errors will end testing at current length