Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
928914 Human Movement Science 2008 16 Pages PDF
Abstract

The purposes of this study were to examine test–retest reliability of the Test of Visual–Perceptual Skills (Non-Motor)-Revised (TVPS-R), to explore motor-free visual–perceptual skills, and to categorize subtypes thereof in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). One hundred and seventy-eight children, aged 9 and 10 years, identified as having DCD with the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (M-ABC), were assessed, along with 200 typically developing children. The results showed good test–retest reliability for the total perceptual quotient scores of the TVPS-R, but not for all subtests. Children with DCD performed significantly poorer compared to typically developing children on the visual–perceptual test, but the deficits were not common to all children with DCD. This study supported the stance that we should consider the heterogeneous characteristics of children with DCD when designing experimental studies or developing educational interventions.

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