title: The comparison of performances of preschool children on two motor assessments.
abstract: Understanding children's motor performance on different assessments is important for researchers. The Test of Gross Motor Development-2 (TGMD-2) and the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 (MABC-2) are motor assessments that use either a process- or product-oriented scoring approach. However, no studies have examined how performances are related to these two types of assessment. This study compared the performance of preschool children on the TGMD-2 and the MABC-2. 32 children (M age = 4.2 yr., SD = 9) completed each test to assess whether each described motor performance similarly. Significant low to moderate Spearman's rank correlations (r2 range = .13-.40) were found between the subscales of the assessments. A related-samples Wilcoxon signed rank test was not significant between total performances on the TGMD-2 and MABC-2. From a practical standpoint, each assessment provides a similar overall description of motor competence in preschool children. However, each assessment results in scores that present different information about motor performance.
authors.affiliation: 2050 Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum, Auburn, AL 36849, USA. swl0003@tigermail.auburn.edu
authors.forename: S Wood
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Logan
authors.forename: Leah E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Getchell
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D009048:Motor Skills; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004856:Postural Balance; D011594:Psychometrics; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D012016:Reference Values