The aim of this study was to investigate evidence of validity of the Bender - Scoring System for Grades, by comparison with the Word Recognition Test, starting with the premise that the tests would show commonality in certain aspects. In addition, the study sought to verify whether the B-SPG is sensitive to capture differences in mean for age. The study participants included 297 children, 153 being boys (51.5%) aged between 7 and 10 years (M=9.04, SD=0.88). They were in the 2nd to the 5th year of elementary schooling, at private (27.3%) and public (72.7%) schools, in the interior of State of São Paulo. The instruments were applied collectively, and the Bender - Gradual Scoring System pictures were projected. Significant correlations were observed between the instruments. Furthermore, it was found that the Bender - Gradual Scoring System was shown to be sensitive in capturing differences related to age, revealing the aspect of maturity assessed by testing, and also revealed relationship with progress in school stages.
Psychological assessment; Bender-Gestalt test; Human developmental
