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

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jakub Kokštejn ◽  
Martin Musálek ◽  
James J. Tufano
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Assessment Battery ◽  
Movement Assessment ◽  
And Gender

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 Assessing Motor Performance in Preschool Children: The Zurich Neuromotor Assessment-2 and the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2

2021 ◽  
pp. 003151252110252
Author(s):  
Gerda van der Veer ◽  
Erica Kamphorst ◽  
Alexander Minnaert ◽  
Marja Cantell ◽  
Tanja H. Kakebeeke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Assessment Battery ◽  
Movement Assessment ◽  
Zurich Neuromotor Assessment ◽  
Pearson Correlations

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.

THE EFFECTS OF AGE AND GENDER ON FINGER TAPPING SPEED IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haris Memisevic ◽  
Indira Mahmutovic ◽  
Arnela Pasalic ◽  
Inga Ibralic Biscevic
Keyword(s):  
Motor Control ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Linear Trend ◽  
Neuropsychological Test ◽  
Finger Tapping ◽  
Motor Deficits ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Finger Tapping Test ◽  
And Gender

Background: The assessment of children’s motor control is very important in detecting potential motor deficits. The Finger Tapping Test (FTT) is a widely used test in various clinical and non-clinical populations. FTT is a neuropsychological test designed to measure motor control. Age and gender are significant pre - dictors of finger tapping speed in school-aged children. The goal of the present study was to determine the effects of age and gender on finger tapping speed in preschool children. Material/Methods: The sample for this study included 111 preschool children, aged 3 to 6 years (mean age- 4.6; SD- 0.9), of both genders (59 boys, 52 girls). As a measure of finger tapping speed we used the Finger Tapping Test from the Psychology Experi -ment Building Language (PEBL). Results: The results of this study found a significant effect of age on finger tapping speed. Contrary to the existing studies, there was no gender effect on the tapping speed in preschoolers. A one way analysis of variance showed that older children performed significantly better than younger children Conclusions:There is a linear trend of improved performance on FTT with an increasing age. The child’s gender was not a significant predictor of FTT for preschool children. Motor control and speed can be improved through exercise.

scholarly journals Number Processing and Calculation in Brazilian Children Aged 7-12 Years

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 513-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Flávia Heloísa Dos Santos ◽  
Paulo Adilson Da Silva ◽  
Fabiana Silva Ribeiro ◽  
Ana Luiza Ribeiro Pereira Dias ◽  
Michele Cândida Frigério ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Numerical Cognition ◽  
Number Processing ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Rural Children ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Mathematical Skills ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Brazilian Children

Numerical cognition is based on two components - number processing and calculation. Its development is influenced by biological, cognitive, educational, and cultural factors. The objectives of the present study were to: i) assess number processing and calculation in Brazilian children aged 7-12 years from public schools using the Zareki-R (Battery of neuropsychological tests for number processing and calculation in children, Revised; von Aster & Dellatolas, 2006) in order to obtain normative data for Portuguese speakers; ii) identify how environment, age, and gender influences the development of these mathematical skills; iii) investigate the construct validity of the Zareki-R by the contrast with the Arithmetic subtest of WISC-III. The sample included 172 children, both genders, divided in two groups: urban (N= 119) and rural (N= 53) assessed by the Zareki-R. Rural children presented lower scores in one aspect of number processing; children aged 7-8 years demonstrated an inferior global score than older; boys presented a superior performance in both number processing and calculation. Construct validity of Zareki-R was demonstrated by high to moderate correlations with Arithmetic subtest of WISC-III. The Zareki-R therefore is a suitable instrument to assess the development of mathematical skills, which is influenced by factors such as environment, age, and gender.

scholarly journals Frontal assessment battery in a Brazilian sample of healthy controls: normative data

2012 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 278-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rogério Beato ◽  
Viviane Amaral-Carvalho ◽  
Henrique Cerqueira Guimarães ◽  
Vitor Tumas ◽  
Carolina Pinto Souza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Educational Level ◽  
Healthy Subjects ◽  
Mini Mental State Examination ◽  
Frontal Assessment Battery ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Assessment Battery ◽  
Brazilian Sample ◽  
Brazilian Version ◽  
And Gender ◽  
State Examination

OBJECTIVE: To show data on the performance of healthy subjects in the Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB), correlating with gender, age, education, and scores in the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). METHODS: Two hundred and seventy-five healthy individuals with mean age of 66.4±10.6 years-old were evaluated. Mean total FAB scores were established according to the educational level. RESULTS: Mean total FAB scores according to the educational level were 10.9±2.3, for one to three years; 12.8±2.7, for four to seven years; 13.8±2.2, for eight to 11 years; and 15.3±2.3, for 12 or more years. Total FAB scores correlated significantly with education (r=0.47; p<0.0001) and MMSE scores (r=0.39; p<0.0001). No correlation emerged between FAB scores, age, and gender. CONCLUSION: In this group of healthy subjects, the Brazilian version of the FAB proved to be influenced by the education level, but not by age and gender.

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