title: Validity and reliability of the TGMD-2 for Brazilian children.
abstract: The Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD-2) is broadly used in research and clinical settings. The author aimed to translate and investigate the content, criteria, and construct validity and reliability of the TGMD-2 for Brazilian children. The study involved translators, experts, and 3,124 Brazilian children from several states of Brazil. Results confirmed language clarity and pertinence of the TGMD-2. Appropriate indices of the confirmatory factorial validity (root mean square error of approximation = .06; comparative fit index = .88; Tucker-Lewis index = .83; normed fit index = .09; goodness-of-fit index = .98; adjusted goodness-of-fit index = .95), test-retest (values from .83 to .91) and inter- and intrarater reliability were found. Concurrent validity between TGMD-2 and Movement Assessment Battery for Children was weak. The TGMD-2 is a validity and reliability instrument for Brazilian children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education, Laboratory of Motor Evaluation and Intervention Research, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. nadiacv@esef.ufrgs.br
authors.forename: Nadia Cristina
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Valentini
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology*; D011594:Psychometrics; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results