title: Motor development of Puerto Rican children: cross-cultural perspectives.
abstract: The Test of Gross Motor Development was administered to 300 children, ages 5 to 7 yr., attending public schools in Puerto Rico. Statistical comparisons indicated that the test-manual norms for US children were applicable to Puerto Rican children except for 7-yr.-old girls. A 2 x 3 x 2 factor analysis of intercorrelations of Puerto Rican scores indicated no significant difference between rural and urban children, expected age group differences, and sex differences favoring boys.
authors.affiliation: University of Puerto Rico.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aponte
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: French
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sherrill
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D011647:Puerto Rico / Q000208:ethnology