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. 2019 Dec 12;10(1):276–296. doi: 10.3390/ejihpe10010022

Table 2.

Measurements of the motor skill tests.

Author (Year) Test Name Age Coverage Test Description Procedure
Kim H. et al. (2016) [21] Learning Accomplishment Profile-Diagnostic (LAP-D) 36 to 72 months •Gross motor (57 items)
- body movement, object movement
•Fine motor (59 items)
- manipulation, writing
The subject is asked to perform simple actions.
Hannant P. et al. (2016) [23] The Movement Assessment Battery for Children—2 (MABC 2) 3 years to 16 years 11 months •Gross motor
- ball skills (2 items), e.g., catching,
throwing
- balance (3 items) e.g., static and
dynamic balance
•Fine motor
- manual dexterity (3 items), e.g.,
a unimanual or bimanual task, an
untimed drawing task
•Quantitive assessment of the performance
e.g., time taken, the number of successful executions.
Craig F. et al. (2018) [24]
Hirata S. et al. (2014) [25]
MacDonald M. et al. (2013) [13] Mullen scales of early learning (MSEL) •Gross Motor: birth to 33 months
•Fine Motor: birth to 68 months
•Gross motor (35 items)
- central motor control
- mobility in supine, prone, sitting, and
upright positions
•Fine motor (30 items)
- motor planning and control
- unilateral and bilateral manipulation
- writing readiness
•Majority of items are scored as either 1 (present) or 0
(not present/completed).
•Standarized scores do not provide subscores below 20.
MacDonald M. et al. (2014) [35]
Mody M. et al. (2017) [26]
Mody M. et al. (2017) [26] Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale-Second Edition (VABS-2) Birth to 90 years with disabilities •Gross motor
- sitting, beginning mobility, beginning
to stand and walk, throwing a ball,
climbing, running, using stairs,
jumping, hopping, skipping, walking
places, catching a ball, riding a tricycle
or bicycle, lifting and carrying, stamina
•Item scores were obtained by reports from parents or teachers, through
item ratings of “never”, “sometimes”, “usually performed”, "don’t know",
or “no opportunity”.
Colombo-Dougovito A.M. et al. (2017) [34]
Pusponegoro H.D. et al. (2016) [22]
Hsu H.C. et al. (2004) [27] Chinese Children Developmental Inventory (CCDI) 6 to 78 months •Gross motor
•Fine motor
MacDonald M. et al. (2013) [28] Test of Gross Motor Development-2 (TGMD-2) 3 to 10 years •Gross motor
-locomotor skills, e.g., run, gallop, leap, horizontal jump, hop, and slide - object control skills, e.g., striking a stationary ball, stationary dribble, kick, catch, overhand throw, and underhand throw
•Require the subject to perform threetrials of each skill.
•Each skill is evaluated based on 3 to 5 performance criteria.
•If two out of three trials are performed correctly, score 1, and if not,
score 0.
•Scores for locomotor and object control skills are obtained by summing
the scores for related skills.
•Total scores range from 0 to 48.
Dadger H. et al. (2017) [32]
Holloway J.M. et al. (2018) [29] The Peabody Developmental Motor Scales Second Edition (PDMS2) Birth to 5 years •Gross motor skills
-stationary, e.g., standing on a foot or
reaching on tiptoes
-locomotion, e.g., walking, running, and
jumping.
- object manipulation, e.g., throwing,
catching, and kicking a ball
•Participants are requested to perform as instructed.
Holloway J.M. et al. (2018) [29] The Miller Function and Participation Scales
(M-FUN)
2 to 7 years •Gross motor skills
- motor accuracy, e.g., kick or jump
correctly
-motor planning e.g., planning and
performing tasks in a smooth,
coordinated manner
-stability e.g., maintaining upright
posture while performing tasks
-balance and equilibrium e.g., maintain
a position while standing on 1 foot
-weight shifting e.g., shifting weight to
the stance leg while kicking a ball
•The test consists of 2 parts: performance scales and participation
checklists for home and school.
•Each activity is given a total score based on performance on several
items/tasks.
•Individual items/tasks are scored on a 0-3 scale.
•The overall score was reported as a scaled score.
•The subtests scores are reported as the number of items in the scale in which the child demonstrated poor performance and received a“0” or a “1.