Constructing local age norms based on ability for the Bender-Gestalt test.
The purpose of this study was to examine developmental patterns in visuomotor functioning across age and ability groups. A second purpose was to develop local norms to allow practicing psychologists to examine relative differences within age and IQ groups in visuomotor performance. Thus, an age-by-mental ability normative data set (N=4,014) was constructed from archival records from 10 public school systems and analyzed to identify both qualitative and quantitative differences in visuomotor functioning for children between 6 and 18.11 yr. of age across 9 IQ levels ranging from 40 to 129.
Bolen
Larry M
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Psychology Department, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858-4353, USA. BolenL@mail.ecu.edu
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D001076:Aptitude; D001538:Bender-Gestalt Test / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D012016:Reference Values