Factorial Structure of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children Test—Second Edition in Preschool Children

Comparing motor assessment tools that are available for young children is important in order to select the most appropriate clinical and research tools. Hence, this study compared motor performance assessed with the Zurich Neuromotor Assessment-2 (ZNA-2) to the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 (MABC-2). The sample consisted of 169 children, aged 3–5 years (87 boys; 51%). We used Pearson correlations to examine relationships between the ZNA-2 and MABC-2 component and total scores. In addition, Pearson correlations were performed between individual fine motor and balance items of the ZNA-2 and MABC-2. Results were that the total scores of the ZNA-2 and MABC-2 correlated moderately ( r = .40, p < .001). Non-significant to moderate correlations were found between components ( r = −.00 to .47) and between individual items of fine motor skills ( r = .04 to .38) and balance ( r = −.12 to .38). Thus, the ZNA-2 and MABC-2 measure partly similar and partly different aspects of motor performance.

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Assessment of motor development using movement assessment battery for children 2nd edition in preschool children with high risk medical and surgical conditions

Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology ◽

10.1111/dmcn.85_14017 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 60 ◽

pp. 55-56

Keyword(s):

Preschool Children ◽

High Risk ◽

Motor Development ◽

Assessment Battery ◽

Movement Assessment ◽

Surgical Conditions

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Factorial Structure Validation of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children in School-Age Children Between 8 and 10 Years Old

Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto) ◽

10.1590/1982-43272768201713 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 27 (68) ◽

pp. 348-355 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

João Otacilio Libardoni dos Santos ◽

Nilton Soares Formiga ◽

Gislane Ferreira de Melo ◽

Maria Helena da Silva Ramalho ◽

Fernando Luiz Cardoso

Keyword(s):

Factor Model ◽

Assessment Tools ◽

School Age Children ◽

Factorial Structure ◽

Structure Validation ◽

Careful Planning ◽

Assessment Battery ◽

Psychometric Theory ◽

Movement Assessment ◽

The City

Abstract: The adaptation of instruments to other cultural contexts is a complex task that requires careful planning to maintain the content and psychometric properties. One of the most used motor assessment tools in the world is the Movement Assessment Battery for Children 2ed. In this study, we evaluated the factorial organization of the MABC-2 for the age group 8-10 years from the perspective of classical and modern psychometric theory. For this purpose, a group of 350 school children in the city of Manaus (AM, Brazil) was evaluated. The factorial structure of the MABC-2 and a new factorial structure with four factors were tested. For data analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics were used. Factor analysis confirmed the original three-factor model. Based on these results, good evidences of validity were produced, based on the internal structure of the MABC-2 proposed by the original authors, confirming its ability to identify disorders in the development of coordination.

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The reliability of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children for preschool children with mild to moderate motor impairment

Clinical Rehabilitation ◽

10.1177/0269215507074052 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 21 (5) ◽

pp. 465-470 ◽

Cited By ~ 39

Author(s):

Hilde Van Waelvelde ◽

Wim Peersman ◽

Matthieu Lenoir ◽

Bouwien CM Smits Engelsman

Keyword(s):

Preschool Children ◽

Motor Impairment ◽

Assessment Battery ◽

Movement Assessment

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Reliability and Structural Validity of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 in Croatian Preschool Children

Sports ◽

10.3390/sports7120248 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (12) ◽

pp. 248

Author(s):

Ivan Serbetar ◽

Jan Morten Loftesnes ◽

Asgeir Mamen

Keyword(s):

Preschool Children ◽

Motor Development ◽

Goodness Of Fit ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Intraclass Correlation ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Structural Validity ◽

Assessment Battery ◽

Smallest Detectable Change ◽

Movement Assessment

Monitoring and assessment of the development of motor skills is an important goal for practitioners in many disciplines as well as researchers interested in motor development. A well-established tool for such purpose is the Movement Assessment Battery for Children Second Edition (MABC-2) which covers three age ranges and contains eight motor items in each range related to the manual dexterity, aiming and catching, and balance. The main aim of the study was to investigate the reliability and validity of the MABC-2 age band one in a sample of Croatian preschool children. Structural validity was assessed using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Measures of relative and absolute reliability were established by computing the intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC), standard error of the measurement (SEM), and smallest detectable change (SDC). About 17% of the children of the total sample fall into the categories of motor impairment and risk for impairment, respectively, while 83% were found to be in the category of normally developing children. Intraclass correlation coefficient for the total standard score was 0.79 while individual items, all except one, ranged from 0.70 to 0.83. Drawing trail, but also throwing beanbag and one-leg balance items presented large SEM and SDC values. CFA initially yielded a model with questionable fit to the data. After re-specification, excellent model fit was attained confirming the proposed three-factor model. Satorra–Bentler χ2(26) reached 38.56 (p = 0.054), root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) was 0.028, non-normed fit index (NNFI) was 0.98, adjusted goodness of fit (AGFI) was 0.97, and standardized root mean residual (SRMR) was 0.030. All the variables loaded significantly, and only two significant standardized residuals have been found. Correlations between the factors were weak, supporting discriminant validity of the test. We found MABC-2 to be an appropriate instrument to assess the development of motor competences of preschool children.

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Interrater and Test-Retest Reliability of the Movement Assessment Battery for Chinese Preschool Children

American Journal of Occupational Therapy ◽

10.5014/ajot.57.5.574 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 57 (5) ◽

pp. 574-577 ◽

Cited By ~ 47

Author(s):

S. M. K. Chow ◽

S. E. Henderson

Keyword(s):

Preschool Children ◽

Retest Reliability ◽

Assessment Battery ◽

Movement Assessment ◽

Test Retest Reliability

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Construct Validity of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-Second Edition Test in Preschool Children with Respect to Age and Gender

Frontiers in Pediatrics ◽

10.3389/fped.2018.00012 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jakub Kokštejn ◽

Martin Musálek ◽

James J. Tufano

Keyword(s):

Preschool Children ◽

Construct Validity ◽

Age And Gender ◽

Assessment Battery ◽

Movement Assessment ◽

And Gender

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Entwicklungsbedingte Koordinationsstörungen

Zeitschrift für Sportpsychologie ◽

10.1026/1612-5010/a000007 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 36-49 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Julia Kastner ◽

Franz Petermann

Keyword(s):

Kognitive Defizite ◽

Assessment Battery ◽

Psychische Auffälligkeiten ◽

Movement Assessment

Zusammenfassung. Der aktuelle Forschungsstand deutet darauf hin, dass entwicklungsbedingte Koordinationsstörungen häufig mit psychischen und sozialen Verhaltensauffälligkeiten sowie kognitiven Defiziten verknüpft sind; insbesondere der Kontakt zur Gleichaltrigengruppe scheint problematisch. Die vorliegende Studie überprüft, ob betroffene Kinder spezifische kognitive Defizite sowie verschiedene Verhaltensprobleme aufweisen. Es besteht die Hypothese, dass psychische Auffälligkeiten sowie Probleme im sozialen Bereich nicht nur unmittelbare Folgen der motorischen Ungeschicklichkeit darstellen, sondern dass bestimmte kognitive Defizite an der Entstehung dieser negativen Begleiterscheinungen beteiligt sind. In der Studie wurden 35 koordinationsgestörte Kinder im Alter von sechs bis elf Jahren mit einer alters- und geschlechtsgematchten Kontrollgruppe (n = 35) anhand ihrer kognitiven Leistungen, ihres Sozialverhaltens sowie bestimmter psychischer Verhaltensauffälligkeiten mittels t-Tests verglichen. Zur Absicherung der Diagnose einer entwicklungsbedingten Koordinationsstörung wurde der Motoriktest Movement Assessment Battery for Children (M-ABC-2) eingesetzt. Die Überprüfung der kognitiven Leistungen erfolgte mittels des Hamburg-Wechsler-Intelligenztest für Kinder – IV (HAWIK-IV). Psychische und soziale Verhaltensabweichungen wurden mithilfe des Elternfragebogens der Intelligence and Developmental Scales (IDS) und der Lehrereinschätzliste (LSL) erfasst. Anhand von Mediatoranalysen wird überprüft, ob ein indirekter Zusammenhang zwischen motorischer Leistung und verschiedenen Verhaltensauffälligkeiten besteht, der durch bestimmte kognitive Defizite vermittelt wird. Die Kinder weisen im Vergleich zur Kontrollgruppe ein erhöhtes Maß an psychischen Auffälligkeiten, Einschränkungen im Sozialverhalten sowie signifikante Intelligenzunterschiede auf. Das Wahrnehmungsgebundene Logische Denken (HAWIK-IV) vermittelt den Zusammenhang zwischen der motorischen Gesamtleistung sowie den LSL-Skalen Einfühlungsvermögen und Kooperation. Die Ergebnisse weisen darauf hin, dass verschiedene Wahrnehmungsdefizite den Umgang mit der Gleichaltrigengruppe erschweren.

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