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Wicki, Werner; Hurschler Lichtsteiner, Sibylle – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2018
Although fluency and automaticity of handwriting have been recognized as important research topics for 30 years, empirical data on respective developmental courses among typically developing children as well as clinical samples have remained very limited. To fill this gap, this study investigates the development of handwriting automaticity…
Descriptors: Handwriting, Psychomotor Skills, Occupational Therapy, Kindergarten
MCCRAW, LYNN W.; STALLINGS, LORETTA M. – 1965
THE CHANGING ROLES OF THREE VISUAL-SPATIAL ABILITIES (SPATIAL ORIENTATION, VISUALIZATION, AND PERCEPTUAL SPEED) IN THE PERFORMANCE OF GROSS MOTOR SKILLS AT SUCCESSIVE STAGES DURING THE LEARNING PERIOD WERE STUDIED. THE SUBJECTS CONSISTED OF 48 WOMEN, AGES 17 TO 24, WHO WERE EQUALLY ASSIGNED TO EITHER OF TWO SECTIONS AND SUBDIVIDED INTO THREE…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Females, Perception Tests, Performance Factors
WILLIAMS, HARRIET G. – 1968
THIS STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECTS OF VARIATIONS IN THE SPEED AND DIRECTION OF A FLYING OBJECT ON VISUO-PERCEPTUAL JUDGMENTS MADE, DIFFERENCES IN THE ABILITY OF SKILLED AND UNSKILLED SUBJECTS IN MAKING SUCH JUDGMENTS, AND THE EFFECTS OF AGE OR MATURITY LEVEL ON THE SPEED AND ACCURACY OF SUCH JUDGMENTS. THE SUBJECTS WERE 54 MALE…
Descriptors: College Students, Males, Perception Tests, Perceptual Motor Coordination
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McCane, Sara Jean – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2006
The Motor-Free Visual Perception Test: Third edition (MVPT-3; Colarusso & Hammill, 2003) purports to measure overall visual perceptual ability. Task responses require no motor ability, eliminating the effect of motor performance on the overall visual perception score. The test authors suggested that this MVPT-3 characteristic allows for its…
Descriptors: Visual Perception, Perception Tests, Test Reviews, Psychomotor Skills
Roberds, Jeannette – 1974
The scores of 79 second-grade pupils on the Ravens Colored Progressive Matrices and the Bender Gestalt were factor-analyzed using six different factor-analytic procedures. Sex, age, and vocabulary test scores were included in the analysis as marker variables. The original factor solutions were subjected to oblique transformation and the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students, Factor Structure, Perception Tests
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Livesey, David J. – Developmental Psychology, 2002
Investigated the relationship between Vividness of Movement Imagery Questionnaire scores and kinesthetic acuity--the sense of body position and movement--among 10- and 14-year-olds. Found that in the older group, those with high levels of visual movement imagery performed better on measures of kinesthetic acuity; no such effect was found for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Body Image, Children
Crawford, Connie M. – 1995
In 1988, 59 Kindergarten students were studied to determine the effect of "shadowing" on perceptual-motor learning. Shadowing is a method whereby the use of one's shadow provides visual feedback. The method developed from observing children's natural curiosity in creating shadows. Illuminated by sunlight outdoors or overhead projectors…
Descriptors: Body Image, Depth Perception, Early Childhood Education, Eye Hand Coordination