Developmental and gender differences in neurological sensory and motor functioning

• Main Author: Arceneaux, Janet Marie
• Other Authors: Dean, Raymond S.
• Format: Others
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Motor ability in children.; Senses and sensation in children.; Child development.
• Online Access: http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/handle/handle/174835; http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1001177

The purpose of the study was to determine if developmental differences existed between two age groups of children on a standardized measure of sensory and motor functions. Gender differences were also examined, as well as the gender-age interaction.Subjects were 119 normal children (55 males and 64 females). Classification of subjects into one of the two groups was based on age. Group 1 subjects ranged in age from 48 through 95 months (4 through 7 years), and Group 2 subjects ranged from 96 months ranged 167 months (8 through 13 years).The multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) indicated a significant main effect for age. The main effect for gender, and the age by gender interaction was not significant. A univariate analysis of variance was computed for age on each measure and indicated that only Visual Confrontation was not significant. Implications of these findings are discussed. === Department of Educational Psychology