An Analysis on Reliability, Validity and Norm of the Movement ABC-2 for children aged 3-6 years

• Main Authors: Tsai Cheng-Ling, 蔡政玲
• Other Authors: Yang Shu-Chu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/u52bf6

博士 === 國立嘉義大學 === 教育學系研究所 === 105 === This study was conducted to examine the validity and reliability of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children—Second Edition (MABC-2) administered to children aged 3–6 years old in Taichung City, Taiwan. This enabled understanding the motor skill development in children of various demographic backgrounds, thereby establishing norms regarding to this population. A test method was employed by randomly selecting healthy children aged 3–6 years old in public and private kindergartens in Taichung City. A total of 201 participants averaging 4 years and 10 months old were selected, of whom 100 and 101 were boys and girls, respectively. The MABC-2 was determined to exhibit an internal reliability of .740, a test-retest reliability of .839, and a scorer reliability of .996. Exploratory factor analysis revealed a cumulative explained variance of 75.06%, and confirmatory factor analysis showed that the factor loading of individual constructs (i.e., Manual Dexterity, Aiming and Catching, and Balance) ranged between .63 and .94. Standardized Root Mean Squared Residual（SRMR）was .048, conforming to the fit criteria. Overall, the MABC-2 possesses favorable validity and reliability. The study found that in the Manual Dexterity tasks, the 5-year-old children performed more favorably than did the 6-year-old children in Drawing Trail, and the girls achieved significantly higher scores than did the boys in Threading Beads. In the Aiming and Catching tasks; particularly, the boys also attained significantly higher scores than did the girls in this task. In addition, the scores of the 5-year-old children were higher than those of the 3-year-old children and the 5- and 6-year-old children both scored higher than did the 3-year-old children in Throwing Beanbag onto Mat. Of the Balance tasks, the 4-year-old children scored higher than did the 5- and 6-year-old children in Hopping on Maps. The children with normal BMI scored more favorably than did those with excessively high BMI in Walking Heels Raised. By contrast, the tasks under the Manual Dexterity and Aiming and Catching did not differ significantly between the different BMI groups. In the norm, this study attained scores between 74 and 107 points showed that experienced no movement difficulty (i.e., in the “green” zone), Above the 15th percentile. Children who were at risk of having a movement difficulty and required further monitoring (i.e., in the “amber” zone) demonstrated scores between 63 and 73 points, Between the 5th and 15th percentile inclusive. Finally, children who experienced a significant movement difficulty (i.e., in the “red” zone) exhibited scores between 52 and 62 points, At or below the 5th percentile. Accordingly, 10 suggestions were proposed as references for relevant practitioners and future researchers.