Article

Having access to high-quality, rigorously developed, valid
visual-motor integration assessment tools is the first step in the process of
providing effective clinical services to children presenting with visual-motor
integration problems. The aim of this study was to examine the factor structure
of four visual-motor integration instruments through factor analysis. METHOD: The
participants included 400 children ages 5 to 12, recruited from six schools in
the Melbourne metropolitan area, Victoria, Australia. Children completed the
Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration (VMI), Test of Visual-Motor
Integration (TVMI), Test of Visual-Motor Skills-Revised (TVMS-R), and Slosson
Visual-Motor Performance Test (SVMPT). The factor analysis was completed using
SPSS. RESULTS: Results indicated that the VMI displayed six factors; TVMI, three
factors; TVMS-R, four factors; and SVMPT, three factors. CONCLUSION: The VMI,
TVMI, TVMS-R, and SVMPT exhibited multidimensionality, and it is recommended that
the instruments be revised to enhance their construct validity and
unidimensionality.

Langue : ANGLAIS