title: Current practices in evaluating motor behavior of disabled children.
abstract: Current practices in evaluating motor behavior were studied in a sample of facilities providing services to children in the United States and Canada. Two hundred and fifty-six supposedly different published and unpublished tests were reported in use by a variety of disciplines. Respondents reported dissatisfaction with many of the tests and also indicated a general pattern of misusing the tests in relation to the disability groups and age ranges for whom the tests were developed. Results are discussed in relation to the need for an interdisciplinary approach to knowledge development and personnel preparation in the area of motor evaluation.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002170:Canada; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008722:Methods; D009043:Motor Activity; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States