Assessment of preschoolers’ gross motor proficiency: revisiting Bruininks–Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency

The Validity and Reliability of the Bruininks–Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency, 2nd Edition Brief Form, in Preschool Children

“…Venetsanou et al (2009) compared age groups and showed that differences between age groups were significant, and these supported the validity of this test (15). Their findings are also consistent with the results of Lam et al (2003) who with a larger age range that showed that BOTMP-SF has a good validity in the age range of four to six years (24). Numerous studies have compared the simultaneous validity of the MABC and BOT-2 tests (14)(15)(16)18).…”

“…The simultaneous validity results of both tests were satisfactory; so a significant correlation was obtained between the total score and the scores of the BOT-2 and MABC test subscales. Regarding the validity of the tool, it should be noted that the validity of a tool in a country or a community may not be appropriate for another country or community, and its validity should be re-evaluated; that is because the motor skills of preschool children may be influenced by factors such as nutrition, lifestyle, exercise, and physical activity, since all these differ in other countries and cultures (24). Another issue that should be noted in the discussion of the validity of the developmental tests is that one should not be limited to a single approach in evaluating validity; instead, different methods should be used to ensure the validity of a tool (simultaneous validity, structural validity, formal validity).…”

“…Finally, they stated that evaluating the sensitivity and characteristic of these tests was critical to further ensure the ability of these two tools to evaluate motor proficiency and diagnose DCD (23). Lam (2011) evaluated the validity of the BOT-2 test's major skills and finally concluded that the five major skills of the tests (running speed and agility, balance, bilateral coordination, strength, and coordination of the upper body) has a high validity in preschool children (24).…”

Graphomotor Skills of Greek Kindergarten and Elementary School Children: Effect of a Fine Motor Intervention Program

“…It is one of the most commonly used batteries, since it measures important skills of motor development ( Miles, Nierengarten, & Nearing, 1988 ;Burton & Miller, 1998 ;Wilson, Kaplan, Crawford, & Dewey, 2000 ;Hassan, 2001 ;Gοodway, Crowe, & Ward, 2003 ). Lam (2011 ) supported the construct validity of the BOTMP in a sample of 333 Hong Kong preschool children, as described by the fi ve subtests (Running Speed and Agility, Balance, Bilateral Coordination, Strength, and Upper Limb Coordination) of the overall construct of motor profi ciency. Finally, Flegel and Kolobe (2002 ) found a high intercorrelation between Problem-Oriented Perinatal Risk Assessment System (POPRAS) and BOTMP, suggesting that the two tests may be used together for assessing children and provide practitioners with suggestions on early intervention programs.…”

Miller Fonksiyon ve Katılım Ölçeği: 48-95 ay arası çocuklar için geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışması

“…Motor davranışlardaki yaşam boyu süren değişimler ve bu değişimlerin altında yatan süreçler olarak tanımlanan ve motor gelişimin en üst eylemi olan hareket, çocukların erken öğrenme becerilerini desteklemektedir. Hareket becerisini gerçekleştirme eylemi olarak ifade edilen motor performans ise doğrudan gözlemlenebilir ve çıktısı herhangi bir nicelik ile ölçülebilir (Payne ve Isaacs, 2012;Gallahue, Ozmun ve Goodway, 2014;Haywood, Roberton ve Getchell, 2012;Lam, 2011). Çocukların motor performans becerilerinin değerlendirilmesi, çevresel, kişisel ve bağlamsal faktörlerden etkilenen giyinme, kişisel bakım gibi okul, ev ve toplum ortamlarında katılımı desteklemede temel olan günlük yaşam aktivitelerini gerçekleştirirken kullandıkları işlevleri yansıtmalıdır.…”