[Visual perceptual abilities of children with low motor abilities--a pilot study].
The results of many studies show visual perceptual deficits in children with low motor abilities. This study aims to indicate the correlation between visual-perceptual and motor abilities. The correlation of visual-perceptual and motor abilities of 41 children is measured by using the German versions of the Developmental Test of Visual Perception--Adolescent and Adult (DTVP-A) and the Movement Assessment Battery for Children--Second Edition (M-ABC-2). The visual-perceptual abilities of children with low motor abilities (n=21) are also compared to the visual-perceptual abilities of children with normal motor abilities (the control group, n=20). High correlations between the visual-perceptual and motor abilities are found. The perceptual abilities of the groups differ significantly. Nearly half of the children with low motor abilities show visual-perceptual deficits. Visual perceptual abilities of children suffering coordination disorders should always be assessed. The DTVP-A is useful, because it provides the possibilities to compare motor-reduced visual-perceptual abilities and visualmotor integration abilities and to estimate the deficit's degree.
Zentrum fur Klinische Psychologie und Rehabilitation der Universitat Bremen, Grazer Strase 6, 28359 Bremen;
Lina
L
Werpup-Stüwe
Zentrum fur Klinische Psychologie und Rehabilitation der Universitat Bremen.
Franz
F
Petermann
D000293:Adolescent; D001076:Aptitude; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011596:Psychomotor Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014796:Visual Perception
DTVP-A; FEW-JE; Korrelation; Vergleichsstudie; comparative study; correlation; low motor abilities; motorische Funktionen; visual perception; visuelle Wahrnehmung