The use of the developmental test of visual-motor integration as a group screening instrument

✍ Scribed by Walter B. Pryzwansky

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1977
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 341 KB
• Volume: 14
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0033-3085
• DOI: 10.1002/1520-6807(197710)14:4<419::aid-pits2310140406>3.0.co;2-c

✦ Synopsis

This article investigates teacher use of the Developmental Test of Visual Motor Integration (VMI) as a screening instrument with groups of young school-age children. Individual vs. group administrations of the VMI yielded comparable scores for kindergarten children. In addition, the scoring agreement between instructional staff (first-grade teachers and resource teachers In the area of Learning Disabilities) and a school psychology extern was investigated. Correlational data yielded only a fair degree of agreement (.68 to .73); this finding coupled with the concerns of teachers regarding the clarity of scoring criteria statements argues for some refinement of the scoring system in order to improve consktency in scoring.