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. 2007 Jul-Sep;11(3):273–302.

Module 9: Translocation of Objects

Proficiency = 100.8715 − 0.1731 No of dropped objects − 0.0386 No of movements of right instrument − 0.0067 No of movements of left instrument − 0.0039 Total path length of left instrument cm + 0.8116 No of properly placed objects + 0.2401 No of translocations

Variables Measured and Criterion Percentile Values
Variable 10 25 50 75 90
Total time 460 392.8 346.5 243.3 168
Average no of translocations per object 10.6 8.9 6.6 4.45 3.4
No of dropped objects 38 31.25 17 11.75 10
No of movements of right instrument 797 633 438 328.5 245
No of movements of left instrument 708 482 375 313 240
Total path length of right instrument cm 2254 1817 1073 935.9 753.4
Total path length of left instrument cm 1625 1131 996.4 826.6 659.5
No of properly placed objects 5 5 5 5 5
No of translocations 17 22.25 33 44.5 53
Efficiency of translocations 45.9 54.55 73.85 95.7 100
Ave speed of right instrument movement cm sec 2.5 2.575 2.85 3.125 3.2
Ave speed of left instrument movement cm sec 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.75
Proficiency score 69.95 78.85 86.68 90.56 92.91

Means ± Standard Deviations for Each Variable
Variable −1.5 −1 0 +1 +1.5

Total time 106.4 179.2 324.8 470.5 543.3
Average no of translocations per object 1.805 3.492 6.867 10.24 11.93
No of dropped objects 1.684 8.345 21.67 34.99 41.65
No of movements of right instrument 93.34 226.7 493.3 760.0 893.3
No of movements of left instrument 55.28 183.9 441 698.2 826.7
Total path length of right instrument cm 259.2 626.1 1360 2094 2461
Total path length of left instrument cm 301.1 565.2 1093 1622 1886
No of properly placed objects 5 5 5 5 5
No of translocations 9.025 17.46 34.33 51.21 59.64
Efficiency of translocations 35.66 48.18 73.25 98.32 110.9
Ave speed right instrument movement cm sec 2.378 2.535 2.85 3.165 3.322
Ave speed left instrument movement cm sec 2.156 2.277 2.517 2.757 2.877
Proficiency score 65.28 71.24 83.18 95.12 101.1