Prediction in Ball Catching by Children with and without a Developmental Coordination Disorder

1998 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 299-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carole Lefebvre ◽  
Greg Reid
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Evaluation ◽  
Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽  
Fundamental Problem ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Assessment Battery ◽  
Movement Assessment ◽  
Ball Flight ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Coordination Disorder

This study aimed to determine how predicting ability in ball catching changes with age and to explore this among children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) as judged by performance on the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (Henderson & Sugden, 1992) and by clinical evaluation. In Experiment 1, participants were 157 non-DCD children, age 5-12. In Experiment 2, 46 participants (age 5-7) from Experiment 1 were controls for 40 same-age children with a DCD. In Experiment 1, younger children (age 5-6) did not predict ball flight as well as older groups at short viewing times, and girls did not predict as well as boys. In Experiment 2, DCD children predicted more poorly at most viewing times compared to non-DCD peers. It was concluded that age and gender are crucial factors in predicting ball flight and that predicting ability is a fundamental problem in catching for younger, female, and DCD children.

scholarly journals Integrated analysis environment for the Movement Assessment Battery for Children

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 673-680
Author(s):  
Carlos Norberto Fischer ◽  
Pedro Henrique de Carvalho Teixeira ◽  
Marcela de Castro Ferracioli ◽  
Cynthia Yukiko Hiraga ◽  
Ana Maria Pellegrini
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Motor Impairment ◽  
Integrated Analysis ◽  
Assessment Battery ◽  
Share Data ◽  
Movement Assessment ◽  
Analysis Of Results ◽  
Coordination Disorder

Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), a chronic and usually permanent condition found in children, is characterized by motor impairment that interferes with a child's activities of daily living and with academic achievement. One of the most popular tests for the quantitative diagnosis of DCD is the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (MABC). Based on the Battery's standardized scores, it is possible to identify children with typical development, children at risk of developing DCD, and children with DCD. This article describes a computational system we developed to assist with the analysis of results obtained in the MABC test. The tool was developed for the web environment and its database provides integration of MABC data. Thus, researchers around the world can share data and develop collaborative work in the DCD field. In order to help analysis processes, our system provides services for filtering data to show more specific sets of information and present the results in textual, table, and graphic formats, allowing easier and more comprehensive evaluation of the results.

scholarly journals Accuracy and Consistency of Letter Formation in Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mellissa Prunty ◽  
Anna L. Barnett
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽  
Matched Control ◽  
Motor Program ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Explicit Teaching ◽  
Detailed Assessment ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Coordination Disorder

Handwriting difficulties are frequently mentioned in descriptions of developmental coordination disorder (DCD). Recent studies have shown that children with DCD pause more and produce less text than typically developing (TD) peers. This temporal dysfluency indicates a lack of automaticity in handwriting production. One possible contributing factor is the accuracy and consistency of letter formation. The aim of this study was to gain a better understanding of handwriting dysfluency by examining the accuracy and consistency of letter production both within and across different writing tasks. A total of 28 children aged 8 to 15 years with DCD participated in the study with 28 TD age- and gender-matched control participants. They completed the alphabet writing and copy fast tasks from The Detailed Assessment of Speed of Handwriting on a digitizing writing tablet. The accuracy and consistency of letter production were examined. The DCD group had a higher percentage of errors within their letterforms than did the TD peers. Letter production was also less consistent between tasks. Children with DCD appear to have difficulties with the “allograph” (motor program) aspect of handwriting and may require explicit teaching of letter formation.

scholarly journals Correlations between Performance in a Virtual Reality Game and the Movement Assessment Battery Diagnostics in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 833 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rasha Wattad ◽  
Lidia V. Gabis ◽  
Shahar Shefer ◽  
Sarit Tresser ◽  
Sigal Portnoy
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Path Length ◽  
Motor Coordination ◽  
Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽  
Assessment Battery ◽  
Visual Motor Coordination ◽  
Hand Path ◽  
Movement Assessment ◽  
Visual Motor ◽  
Coordination Disorder

We aimed to compare the performance in a Virtual Reality (VR) game between Typically Developed (TD) children and children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). We then compared the performance in a VR game with the sub-grades of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (MABC). Twenty TD children (10 boys; mean and SD age 5.1 ± 0.6) and 10 children with DCD (4 boys; mean and SD age 5.6 ± 0.6) participated in the study. The parents filled out the DCD questionnaire. The MABC was administered. Each subject stood on a pressure pad and played a non-immersive VR game. The game score, hand path length, and movement of center of pressure were recorded. The game score achieved by the control group was ~22% higher compared to the game score achieved by the research group (p = 0.042). The path length of the right hand strongly correlated with the visual-motor coordination MABC subcategory score (r = 0.902, p < 0.001), with the balance MABC subcategory score (r = 0.769, p = 0.009), and with the total MABC score (r = 0.667, p = 0.035). This VR game might provide a preliminary distinction between TD children and children with DCD. Furthermore, investigation of hand path length may reflect the visual-motor coordination impairment of the child.

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