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Direct linkSaleem, Ghazala T.; Langan, Jeanne; McPherson, Jacob I.; Slomine, Beth S.; Mahone, E. Mark; Denckla, Martha Bridge; Suskauer, Stacy J. – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2021
Purpose: To facilitate precise diagnosis and provide tailored treatment of postural anomalies in the pediatric population, appropriate assessments are essential. In light of the multicomponent structure of postural control, understanding underlying constructs of an assessment is valuable in selecting and interpreting assessments. This study…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Test Reliability, Physical Examinations, Clinical Diagnosis
Chen, Chia-Ling; Chen, Po-Hsi; Chang, Chien-Ju; Wang, Chia-Chi; Hsieh, Yu-Wei; Huang, Hsiang-Han; Hong, Wei-Hsien – Infant and Child Development, 2021
This study aimed to develop an illustration-based developmental motor screening questionnaire (DMSQi) for young children and examined its psychometric properties. 463 young children and their caregivers were collected and received the DMSQi assessment. DMSQi is made up of two domains. The gross motor (GM) domain includes body coordination and…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Motor Development, Young Children, Questionnaires
Download full textAnderson, Kate J.; Henning, Tiffany J.; Moonsamy, Jasmin R.; Scott, Megan; du Plooy, Christopher; Dawes, Andrew R. L. – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2021
Background: The Early Learning Outcomes Measure (ELOM) assesses early learning programme outcomes in children aged 50-69 months. ELOM assesses gross motor development (GMD), fine motor coordination and visual motor integration (FMC & VMI), emergent numeracy and mathematics (ENM), cognition and executive functioning (CEF), and emergent literacy…
Descriptors: Test Reliability, Test Validity, Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education
Peer reviewedCharlop, Marjorie; Atwell, Constance W. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1980
Described is the development and validation of the Charlop-Atwell Scale of Motor Coordination, which is designed to measure some aspects of the gross motor coordination of children between the ages of 4 and 6 years. The test itself and the scoring ranges for boys and girls are appended. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Motor Development, Perceptual Motor Coordination, Preschool Education, Psychomotor Skills
Arnett, Chappelle; Thompson, Margaret M. – 1970
This initial phase of the comprehensive Missouri Physical Assessment Program consisted of the selection of test items to measure the components of perceptual-motor and motor performance for pre-school through grade six children. These components were identified as Balance, Rhythm and Coordination, Movement Patterns, Strength, and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Elementary School Students, Evaluation Methods, Item Analysis
Ross, Sheila A. – 1967
In a study on improvement of basic motor skills by educable mentally retarded (EMR) children with special training in a sport and game situation, 21 EMR boys and 19 EMR girls (aged 4-1 to 10-1) were divided into an experimental and a control group, matched by chronological age, IQ, sex, and pretest scores on the Basic Skills Test (reliability .97)…
Descriptors: Childrens Games, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation, Mild Mental Retardation
Orpet, Russel E. – 1972
An age-normed test battery was developed for use as a research instrument to assess strengths and weaknesses in the sensory-motor development of elementary school age children. The importance of sensory-motor functions for the child's total development and learning is noted. The experimental sensory-motor test battery consists of 12 subtests, and…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Elementary School Students, Factor Analysis, Kindergarten Children
Benjamin, Ludy T., Jr., Ed. – APA Books, 2008
The most popular activities from APA's successful "Activities Handbooks for the Teaching of Psychology" are gathered together and updated in this book of teachers' favorites. The lesson plans, which encourage active learning and involve the whole class, have stood the test of time and proven themselves to be entertaining, effective, and easy to…
Descriptors: Psychology, Teaching Methods, Learning Activities, Lesson Plans
