The Democritos Movement Screening Tool for Preschool Children (DEMOST-PRE©): development and factorial validity.
The aim of this study was (a) to develop an assessment tool (the Democritos Movement Screening Tool for Preschool Children - DEMOST-PRE), designed to provide preschool educators, clinicians and researchers with information about assessment and screening of the motor proficiency of children aged 4-6 years, as well as the development and control of movement programmes and (b) to assess its factorial validity. First, tool's content and face validity were established and its final structure was determined. Then, the DEMOST-PRE was administered to 435 children (197 girls) aged 48-71 months (M=60.48 months, SD=6.98). The factor analysis conducted revealed two distinct components. Present evidence combined with the DEMOST-PRE administrative traits make it promising for preschool aged children's assessment.
School of Physical Education and Sport Science, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece. Electronic address: akampas@phyed.duth.gr.
Antonis
A
Kambas
Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Science, National Kapodestrian University of Athens, Greece. Electronic address: fvenetsanou@phed.uoa.gr.
Fotini
F
Venetsanou
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D019957:Motor Skills Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
Motor screening; Preschool; Test Construction