The test to be performed is a Continuous Performance Test -CPT- which is played through a virtual reality headset and
headphones through which instructions are received. As indicated, the person being tested must respond to different stimuli by pressing a button. The stimuli presented may be visual or auditory, but never both at the same time. It can be observed in the data obtained whether the attention channels differ in quality, which would provide a qualitative index of attention.

The evaluator visualizes in real time onthe computer screen what the patient is seeing through the headset that, in addition, is equipped with sensors to record the movement during the test.

The scenario is similar to a school or high school classroom and the perspective places the test taker at one of the desks, facing the blackboard. The head movements are captured by the headset and the software updates the scene accordingly, giving the real feeling of being in the classroom (by moving the head, the different parts of the classroom can be seen as in a real classroom). A teacher explains the task instructions and the classmates “behave” in a realistic and dynamic way. The student has to perform the task that is presented on the blackboard or that is explained by the teacher by pressing a button every time a previously presented stimulus appears – target stimulus – or whenever the stimulus is not the one previously presented. In addition, with the aim of being as ecological as possible, a series of distractors have been introduced which are the usual ones in a school classroom: a car passes by on the street, a classmate calls on the subject , the caretaker knocking on the classroom door, etc

The results of the normative, convergent and factorial validity studies show that Nesplora Aula School and Nesplora Aula are the most sensitive, accurate and specific tests for the detection of ADHD in children with a high internal consistency. This test has excellent diagnostic and discriminatory power with no ceiling or floor effect, high predictive value and reliability as well as high convergent validity with the “caras” Test, the Conners CPT, the ADHD, the DSM criteria and the d2 test.

Nesplora Aula School provides specific pedagogical orientations and guidelines based on key aspects collected during the evaluation. On the one hand, it provides guidelines according to the general scores obtained and on the other hand, it provides personalised strategies depending on whether the performance of the person assessed was better in more stimulating or more monotonous tasks, whether it was better when the information was presented visually or auditorily, or whether the performance improved or worsened in quiet or stimulating environments. These strategies adapted to the attentional profile are helpful for all those involved in the learning process of children.