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Reliability and Validity of the TGMD-2 in Primary-School-Age Children with Visual Impairments
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Houwen, Suzanne; Hartman, Esther; Jonker, Laura; Visscher, Chris – Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 2010
This study examines the psychometric properties of the Test of Gross Motor Development-2 (TGMD-2) in children with visual impairments (VI). Seventy-five children aged between 6 and 12 years with VI completed the TGMD-2 and the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (Movement ABC). The internal consistency of the TGMD-2 was found to be high…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Factor Analysis, Psychometrics, Motor Development
Movement Assessment Battery for Children (M-ABC): Establishing Construct Validity for Israeli Children
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Engel-Yeger, Batya; Rosenblum, Sara; Josman, Naomi – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
The Movement Assessment Battery for Children (M-ABC) is one of the most accepted tools, both in clinical practice and in research, for the diagnosis of Developmental Coordination Disorders (DCDs) in children. The present study aimed to: (1) establish the construct validity of M-ABC in Israel by comparing the motor performance of typically…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Test Validity, Foreign Countries, Motor Development
The Relationship between Sensorimotor Development and Communication in the Young Severely Handicapped Child. Final Report.
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Seibert, Jeffrey M. – 1982
The report describes the development and field testing of the Early Social-Communication Scales (ESCS), a measure intended to reflect developmental dimensions of the at-risk infant's and toddler's adaptive interactions. The ESCS was designed to assess three major communicative functions (social interaction, joint attention, and behavior…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Communication Skills, High Risk Persons
Developing a General Outcome Measure of Growth in Movement for Infants and Toddlers.
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Greenwood, Charles R.; Luze, Gayle J.; Cline, Gabriel; Kuntz, Susan; Leitschuh, Carol – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2002
The development of an experimental measure for assessing growth in movement in children (ages birth-3) is described. Results from the use of the Movement General Outcome Measurement with 29 infants and toddlers demonstrated the feasibility of the measure. The 6-minute assessment was found reliable in terms of inter-observer agreement. (Contains…
Descriptors: Child Development, Disabilities, Disability Identification, Early Childhood Education