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Engel-Yeger, Batya; Rosenblum, Sara; Josman, Naomi – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
The Movement Assessment Battery for Children (M-ABC) is one of the most accepted tools, both in clinical practice and in research, for the diagnosis of Developmental Coordination Disorders (DCDs) in children. The present study aimed to: (1) establish the construct validity of M-ABC in Israel by comparing the motor performance of typically…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Test Validity, Foreign Countries, Motor Development
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Montessori Life, 2000
Describes the President's Challenge, a program of fitness testing for 6- to 17-year-olds from the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. Identifies requirements for the Presidential Physical Fitness Award for exercises and running, by age level and sex. Includes information on the validity of the award standards. (KB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Physical Development, Physical Fitness
Hynd, George W.; And Others – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1980
Investigated concurrent validity of the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities (MSCA) with Native American primary-grade children. Significantly low General Cognitive Index indicates that the MSCA with Native American children is not recommended for psychodiagnostic purposes. However, perceptual-performance and motor scales may provide useful…
Descriptors: American Indians, Children, Cognitive Development, Indigenous Populations