The Movement Assessment Battery for Children: A Comparison of 4-Year-Old to 6-Year-Old Children From Hong Kong and the United States

Chow, Susan Ka Yee; Henderson, Sheila; Barnett, Anna

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“…What is even more worrying about the low average score of participants is that the BOT-2 BF motor proficiency assessment tool is designed to assess motor deficiencies and therefore consists of basic tasks. These findings coincide with previous research findings worldwide that typically demonstrate average or Running Head: Motor proficiency of children in the UK 11 below average motor proficiency in children Booth, 2004 andSigmunson &Rostoft, 2003), with few exceptions (Chow et al, 2001). …”

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Influences of gender and socioeconomic status on the motor proficiency of children in the UK

Morley

Till

Ogilvie

et al. 2015

Human Movement Science

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As the development of movement skills are so crucial to a child's involvement in lifelong physical activity and sport, the purpose of this study was to assess the motor proficiency of children aged 4-7 years (range= 4.3-7.2 years), while considering gender and socioeconomic status. 369 children (176 females, 193 males, aged = 5.96±0.57 years) were assessed for Fine Motor Precision, Fine Motor Integration, Manual Dexterity, Bilateral Co-ordination, Balance, Speed and Agility, Upper-Limb Co-ordination and Strength. The average standard score for all participants was 44.4 ± 8.9, classifying the participants towards the lower end of the average score. Multivariate analysis of covariance identified significant effects for gender (p<0.001) and socioeconomic status (p<0.001). Females outperformed males for fine motor skills and boys outperformed girls for catch and dribble gross motor skills. High socioeconomic status significantly outperformed middle and / or low socioeconomic status for total, fine and gross motor proficiency. Current motor proficiency of primary children aged 4-7 years in the UK is just below average with differences evident between gender and socioeconomic status. Teachers and sport coaches working with primary aged children should concentrate on the development of movement skills, while considering differences between genders and socioeconomic status.

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Influences of gender and socioeconomic status on the motor proficiency of children in the UK

Morley

Till

Ogilvie

et al. 2015

Human Movement Science

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“…For example the Movement ABC norms and individual test items compared across cultures showed that North American norms are appropriate in Europe (Smits-Engelsman, Henderson, & Michels, 1998) but not so well suited to Asian populations (Chow, Henderson, & Barnett, 2001;Miyahara et al, 1998). Finally, individuals from different countries and cultural backgrounds may use different strategies to perform test items.…”

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The psychometric properties of the McCarron Assessment of Neuromuscular Development as a longitudinal measure with Australian youth

Hands

Larkin

Rose

2013

Human Movement Science

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This article appeared in a journal published by Elsevier. The attached copy is furnished to the author for internal non-commercial research and education use, including for instruction at the authors institution and sharing with colleagues.Other uses, including reproduction and distribution, or selling or licensing copies, or posting to personal, institutional or third party websites are prohibited. b s t r a c tThe importance of considering age and sex differences in the assessment of motor performance has been largely overlooked. This study examines the psychometric properties of the US developed McCarron Assessment of Neuromuscular Development (MAND) using data from a longitudinal sample of 986 Australian youth at 10, 14 and 17 years. A key finding was the sex and age interaction of the Neuromuscular Developmental Index (NDI) (F = 121.46, p < .001). Males had a significantly lower mean NDI score at 10 years and the females had a lower score at 17 years. The factor structure differed from the US samples (McCarron, 1997) at each age and between males and females. The sex specific analyses showed that the underlying structure was more complex for younger females. Although the MAND remains a useful test of motor performance for Australian children, further consideration is warranted regarding sex differences, the relevance of the US based normative tables and factor structures.

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“…To start with, significant differences favoring girls were found in studies providing a total battery score (Charlop & Atwell, 1980;Sigmundsson & Rostoft, 2003) and a composite battery score (Sigmundsson & Rostoft, 2003;Silva & Ross, 1980), and in skills like hopping (Castetbon & Andreyeva, 2012;du Toit & Pienaar, 2002), skipping (Ulrich & Ulrich, 1985), posting coins (Chow et al, 2006), threading beads, drawing trail (Chow, Henderson, & Barnett, 2001;Chow et al, 2006;Sigmundsson & Rostoft, 2003), or tasks involving balance (Castetbon & Andreyeva, 2012;Fjørtoft, 2000;Lam, Ip, Lui, & Koong, 2003;Lejarraga et al, 2002;Morris, Williams, Atwater, & Wilmore, 1982) and flexibility (Bala, 2003; Table 1).…”

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Motor Proficiency in Young Children

Venetsanou

Kambas

2016

Sage Open

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This study aimed to examine motor proficiency in young children, focusing on potential gender differences. For that purpose, the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-Long Form (BOTMP-LF) was administered to 540 children (272 boys), 4½ to 6 years old. First, the 2 (sex) × 4 (age groups) ANOVA computed on children's total BOTMP-LF scores showed that age had a statistically significant effect, whereas gender did not. Second, the one-way MANCOVA applied on subtest scores, with age as covariate, revealed statistical significant gender differences; however, η 2 values were found to be small or moderate. Finally, the MANCOVA applied on items where significant gender differences have been reported showed a significant effect of gender. Nonetheless, η 2 values exceeded the limit of practical significance only on two items ("standing on preferred leg on floor", "throwing a ball at a target with preferred hand") that are associated with gender-stereotyped activities. It can be concluded that (a) besides statistical significance, effect sizes should be examined for the results of a study to be adequately interpreted; (b) young boys' and girls' motor proficiency is similar rather than different. Gender differences in specific skills should be used for movement programs to be individualized.

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The Movement Assessment Battery for Children: A Comparison of 4-Year-Old to 6-Year-Old Children From Hong Kong and the United States

Abstract: These findings highlight the need to ensure that norms for all tests are appropriate for the specific cultural groups being assessed.

Cited by 115 publications

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Influences of gender and socioeconomic status on the motor proficiency of children in the UK

Influences of gender and socioeconomic status on the motor proficiency of children in the UK

The psychometric properties of the McCarron Assessment of Neuromuscular Development as a longitudinal measure with Australian youth

Motor Proficiency in Young Children

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