title: MLT and MT student performance on a preliminary psychomotor test battery.
abstract: Psychomotor ability is a neglected component of student clinical evaluation in the laboratory setting. This paper describes development of an experimental psychomotor test battery containing mechanical comprehension, spatial perception, and manual dexterity subscales. A small sample of MLT and MT students constituted the study population used to determine interrelationships among the subscales. Pearson product moment correlations and factor analysis suggest isolation of hand-eye motor and perception-intelligence psychomotor components in the battery. Clinical laboratory implications of the findings are discussed.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science; D009048:Motor Skills; D011581:Psychological Tests; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013336:Students, Health Occupations