2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2005.00488.x
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Discriminant validity of the Developmental Test of Visual–Motor Integration in relation to children with handwriting dysfunction

Abstract: Background: The Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration (VMI) is commonly used to assess handwriting dysfunction in children. The relationship between handwriting and underlying abilities as measured by the VMI, beyond the writing readiness stage, is unclear. The present study examined the ability of the VMI to discriminate between children with and without handwriting dysfunction. Methods: As part of a larger research study, 35 children with handwriting dysfunction from grades 4-6 (as identified by the… Show more

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“…• Although visual-motor integration is consistently correlated with handwriting, the VMI was never intended to assess handwriting ability, nor was it designed to screen specifically for handwriting dysfunction (Chang & Yu, 2009;Goyen & Duff, 2005). …”
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“…• Although visual-motor integration is consistently correlated with handwriting, the VMI was never intended to assess handwriting ability, nor was it designed to screen specifically for handwriting dysfunction (Chang & Yu, 2009;Goyen & Duff, 2005). …”
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“…(p. 734) Research has consistently identified significant correlations between visualmotor integration (as measured by the VMI) and handwriting. The correlational research has strong evidence demonstrating moderate relationships between the VMI and handwriting measures (Barnhardt et al, 2005;Brossard-Racine et al, 2011;Cornhill & Case-Smith, 1996;Daly et al, 2003;Parush et al, 2010;Volman et al, 2006;Weintraub & Graham, 2000), although some authors have been quick to recommend caution in interpreting correlational studies (Goyen & Duff, 2005;Tseng & Cermak, 1993). Twenty years ago, Tseng and Cermak (1993) wrote, "Authors have assumed that if there is a correlation between performance on the component and handwriting, that problems in the component underlie the handwriting problem, and that remediation of the component will result in improvement in handwriting" (p. 924).…”
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“…Marr and Cermark (2002) did not find that the results of the VMI at kindergarten were predictive of nonproficient handwriting at first grade. Moreover, Goyen and Duff (2005) reported a low sensitivity rate of 34% for the VMI (Beery, 2004) to identify poor performance in handwriting. These two studies present a difference of method; the one by Goyen and Duff has been based on results of tests administered at the same period, whereas the study by Marr and Cermark included the prediction of the quality of handwriting in time (after 1 year).…”
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“…Um dos instrumentos mais utilizados para avaliação da coordenação visomotora é o teste Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration -VMI (BERRY, 1997). Embora seja apenas um teste de cópia e identificação de figuras geométricas, o VMI é muito utilizado na avaliação de crianças com dificuldade de escrita (DALY et al, 2003;GOYEN;DUFF, 2005). Weil e Amundson (1994), avaliando crianças pré-escolares, observaram correlação significativa entre os escores do VMI e a habilidade de formação de letras.…”
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