Motor diagnostics

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The motor diagnostics features methods for measuring the motor of development of children under standardized conditions.

Motor deficits as well as indications of brain damage in children can be detected through motor diagnostics.

There is a variety of standardized tests, some of which relate to different age groups and test areas. Not all processes meet the required quality criteria .

A basic distinction is made in motor diagnostics between motometric , motoscopic and motographic procedures.

The areas of application include the elementary level, primary level and clinical area. The test areas in gross motor skills , fine motor skills , perception and behavior divide. The most widespread procedures are the body coordination test for children (KTK for short) by Friedhelm Schilling and Ernst J. Kiphard , the motor skills test for four to six year old children (MOT 4-6 for short) by Renate Zimmer and Meinhart Volkamer and the Vienna coordination course by Siegbert A. Warwitz .

List of standardized motor tests (selection)

  • Bruininks-Oseretsky test of motor skills for four- to fourteen-year-old children - second edition (BOT-2/2014 for short): Test procedure with child-friendly, everyday motor tasks.
  • Hammer motor skills screening for preschool children (HamMotScreen / 2002 for short): The focus of this video-supported group screening is on abnormalities and disorders, the test is designed for four to six year old children.
  • Body coordination test for children (KTK / 1974 for short): Measures the level of development of children between the ages of five and fourteen and can indicate brain damage.
  • Lincoln-Oseretzky scale (LOS KF 18 for short): Determines the motor development level of five to thirteen year old children, the area of ​​application is mainly the clinical area.
  • Motor test for four- to six-year-old children (MOT 4-6 for short / final manual 1987): Test procedure especially for the elementary level, measures the motor development level, allows conclusions to be drawn about damage.
  • Motor skills test for four to eight year old children (MOT 4-8 for short / Screening Version 2005): Test procedure for elementary and primary level.
  • Trampoline body coordination test (TKT / 1970 for short): rough reading of children with abnormal motor skills and detection of brain dysfunction in children.
  • Munich Fitness Test (MFT for short): Originally a test to select children with motor deficits for the purpose of physical education classes.
  • Movement Assessment Battery for Children - Second Edition (M-ABC-2 for short / English Version 2006; German 2008): Test battery to record the child's level of development in the area of ​​motor skills, as well as the examination of performance in various areas, age range: 3; 0 to 16.11 years
  • The Vienna Coordination Course (WKP / 1976) records the coordinative capabilities of children and adolescents of both sexes from the age of eleven and has appropriate tables of norms for classification.