Validity and Reliability of Movement Assessment Battery for Children (M-ABC) in 6-Year-Old Children of Isfahan City

Badami, Rokhsareh; Nezakatalhossaini, Maryam; Rajab, Fahimehi; Jafari, Mansoore

doi:10.22059/jmlm.2015.54508

Document Type : Research Paper I Open Access I Released under CC BY-NC 4.0 license

Authors

¹ Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch , Isfahan, Iran

² Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

³ MSc of Motor Behavior, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Isfahan, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22059/jmlm.2015.54508

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to determine the validity and reliability of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children Test (M-ABC Test) for 6-year-old children of Isfahan city. 306 children participated in the study. Inter-rater reliability of the M-ABC test was estimated using two trained observers with 50 children. Test–retest reliability was assessed using 30 children with a one-week interval. To determine construct validity of this test, explanatory and confirmatory factors analyses were used. Agreement between testers was great with a mean intra-class correlation coefficient of 0.98. The mean intra-class correlation coefficient of 0.77 was obtained for test–retest reliability. Three-factor structure of M-ABC test and proper assignment of skills to manual dexterity, ball skill and balance factors were supported for this population. The According to these results, M-ABC test can be applied to assess fundamental skills of 6-year-old children of Isfahan city.

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Validity and Reliability of Movement Assessment Battery for Children (M-ABC) in 6-Year-Old Children of Isfahan City

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Volume 7, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
May 2015
Pages 105-122

Validity and Reliability of Movement Assessment Battery for Children (M-ABC) in 6-Year-Old Children of Isfahan City

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Volume 7, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1May 2015Pages 105-122

Volume 7, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
May 2015
Pages 105-122