Visual, kinaesthetic and cross-modal development: relationships to motor skill development.
The ability of children between the ages of 5 and 10 years to match the length of lines within and between the modalities of vision and kinaesthesis was studied. No evidence was found for specific increases in cross-modal skill which could not be explained in terms of within-modal development. Performance in the perceptual task was related to measures of developing motor skill in the children. Substantial relationships were found between performance on the within-modal tasks and motor skill, but no significant relationships were found between cross-modal measures and motor skill development. It is concluded that the development of cross-modal integration is not a major determinant of motor skill development.
D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004193:Discrimination Learning; D006801:Humans; D007699:Kinesthesis; D009048:Motor Skills; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D014796:Visual Perception