Title | Exploring Associations between Motor Skill Assessments in Children With, Without, and At-Risk for Developmental Coordination Disorder |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2015 |
Authors | Valentini, NC, Getchell, N, Logan, SW, Liang, L-Y, Golden, D, Rudisill, ME, Robinson, LE |
Journal | Journal of Motor Learning and Development |
Volume | 3 |
Issue | 1 |
Pagination | 39 - 52 |
Date Published | 06/2015 |
ISSN | 2325-3193 |
Abstract | BackgroundWe compared children with, at-risk for, or without developmental coordination disorder (DCD) on the Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD-2) and the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (MABC) through (a) correlations, (b) gender and age comparisons, (c) cross tab analyses, and (d) factor analyses. MethodChildren (N = 424; age range: 4–10 years) from southern Brazil completed the TGMD-2 and MABC and placed into groups (DCD: ≤ 5th%, n = 58; at-risk: > 5th to ≤ 15th%, n = 133; typically developing (TD) >16th%, n = 233). ResultsThe strongest correlation was between total performance on the TGMD-2 and MABC (r = .37). No gender differences were found for performance on the MABC while boys performed better than girls on the TGMD-2. Cross tab analyses indicated a high level of agreement for children who performed in the lowest percentiles on each assessment. Factor analyses suggested that, for both the TD and at-risk groups, three factors loaded on the motor assessments. In contrast, the DCD group loaded on a sport skill, general skill, and a manipulative skill factor, accounting for 42.3% of the variance. ConclusionsEvidence suggests that children who perform very poorly on one assessment are likely to perform poorly on the other. Children with DCD may have sports-related skill deficiencies. |
DOI | 10.1123/jmld.2014-0048 |
Short Title | Journal of Motor Learning and Development |