Global levels of fundamental motor skills in children: A systematic review

LE Bolger, LA Bolger, C O'Neill… - Journal of Sports …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Competence in fundamental motor skills (FMS) facilitates physical activity participation and
is important for children's holistic development. This study aimed to systematically review the …

Psychometric properties of gross motor assessment tools for children: a systematic review

A Griffiths, R Toovey, PE Morgan, AJ Spittle - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Gross motor assessment tools have a critical role in identifying, diagnosing and
evaluating motor difficulties in childhood. The objective of this review was to systematically …

A narrative review of motor competence in children and adolescents: what we know and what we need to find out

L Lopes, R Santos, M Coelho-e-Silva, C Draper… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lack of physical activity is a global public health problem causing not only morbidity and
premature mortality, but it is also a major economic burden worldwide. One of the …

Comparison of performance on process-and product-oriented assessments of fundamental motor skills across childhood

SW Logan, LM Barnett, JD Goodway… - Journal of sports …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Process-oriented motor competence (MC) assessments evaluate how a movement is
performed. Product-oriented assessments evaluate the outcome of a movement …

Validity and reliability of the TGMD-2 for Brazilian children

NC Valentini - Journal of motor behavior, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Reinvest to assess: advancing approaches to motor competence measurement across the lifespan

RM Hulteen, B Terlizzi, TC Abrams, RS Sacko… - Sports Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Measurement of motor competence is a vital process to advancing knowledge in the field of
motor development. As motor competence is being more widely linked to research in other …

Cross-cultural comparison of motor competence in children from Australia and Belgium

F Bardid, JR Rudd, M Lenoir, R Polman… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Motor competence in childhood is an important determinant of physical activity and physical
fitness in later life. However, childhood competence levels in many countries are lower than …

Fine and gross motor performance of the MABC-2 by children with autism spectrum disorder and typically developing children

T Liu, CM Breslin - Research in autism spectrum disorders, 2013 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to investigate the fine and gross motor performance of
children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and age-matched typically developing …

Validity and reliability evidence for motor competence assessments in children and adolescents: A systematic review

RM Hulteen, LM Barnett, L True, NJ Lander… - Journal of Sports …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Valid and reliable tests of motor competence are necessary to allow researchers and
practitioners to quantify levels of motor competence, identify skill deficiencies, and determine …

Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2: Translation, reliability, and validity for Brazilian children

NC Valentini, MH Ramalho, MA Oliveira - Research in developmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The Movement Assessment Battery for Children 2nd edition (MABC-2) is a well-
recognized assessment used to identify children with Developmental Coordination Disorder …