Pediatric Assessment Tools

Peabody Development Motor Scales (3rd edition)

- Purpose: evaluates gross and fine motor skills in children + designed for children ages birth-5years 11 months
- Content: gross motor (body control, body transport + object control), fine motor (hand manipulation + eye-hand coordination) + physical fitness
- Test Administration: examiner familiar with tool, test kit, 45-60 mins for 5 subtests + noise free room
- Test Scoring: items 0,1,2; three trials, basal level (2 on 3 items in a row, ceiling level (0 on 3 items in a row), age equivalents, percentile rank
- Reliability: very high
- Validity: high + has been used with children with physical disabilities + mental retardation

what is the purpose of the peabody development motor scales

evaluates gross + fine motor skills in children
designed for children ages birth to 5 years 11 months

what is the content of the peabody development motor scales

gross motor: body control, body transport + object control
fine motor: hand manipulation + eye-hand coordination
physical fitness

what is the test administration for the peabody development motor scales

examiner familiar with tool
test kit
noise free room

what is the time duration for the peabody development motor scales

45-60 minutes for 5 subtests

what is the peabody development motor scales scored

items: 0,1,2
three trials
basal level: 2 on 3 items in a row + everything above item is a 2
ceiling level: 0 on 3 items in a row + stop test
age equivalents
percentile rank
online available

what is the reliability of the peabody development motor scales

very high reliability

what is the validity of the peabody development motor scales

high validity

what has the peabody development motor scales been used with

used with children with physical disabilities + mental retardation

bruininks oseretsky test of motor proficiency (BOT-3)

- Purpose: assesses gross + fine motor skills from ages 4-25 years 11 months; comprehensive + individual measures
- Test Content: gross motor, fine motor, 8 subtests plus extended balance score + PT (bilateral coordination, balance, strength + dynamic movement)
- Test Administration: 50-80 mins-complete battery, 15-20 min-brief version, requires large room, requires examiner familiar with tool + follow flip chart
- Test Scoring: raw scores, point scores, percentile ranks, age equivalents; need manual for tables or online scoring system
- Reliability: high reliability
- validity: high + proven use with various diagnoses

what is the purpose of the bruininks oseretsky test of motor proficiency (BOT)

assesses gross + fine motor skills in those ages 4-25 years 11 months
comprehensive + indiviual measures

what is the test content for the bruininks oseretsky test of motor proficiency (BOT)

gross motor
fine motor
8 subtests plus extended balance score
PT: bilateral coordination, balance, strength + dynamic movement

what is the test administration for the bruininks oseretsky test of motor proficiency (BOT)

50-80 minutes: complete battery
15-20 minutes: brief version
requires large room
requires examiner familiar with tool
follow flip chart

what is the duration of the bruininks oseretsky test of motor proficiency (BOT)

50-80 minutes: complete battery
15-20 minutes: brief version

how is the bruininks oseretsky test of motor proficiency (BOT) scored

raw scores
point scores
percentile rankes
age equivalents
need manual for tables/online scoring system

what is the reliability of the bruininks oseretsky test of motor proficiency (BOT)

high reliability

what is the validity of the bruininks oseretsky test of motor proficiency (BOT)

high validity
proven use with various diagnoses

gross motor function measure

- Purpose: evaluates change in gross motor function in children with CP (GMFM-88 Down Syndrome)
- Test Content: GMFM-88 + GMFM-66; laying + rolling, sitting, crawling + kneeling, standing, walking, running + jumping
- Test Administration: large enough to hold necessary equipment + allow child to move freely, important to keep environment + assessment conditions as consistent as possible for each assessment, need items: mat, bench, toys, access to at least 5 steps, time: 45-60 minutes (less with 66), examiner familiar with tool- CD training tool
- Test Scoring: 4-point scoring system; GMFM-88 item scores used to calculate raw + percent score; GMFM-66 requires a user-friendly computer program (called Gross Motor Ability Estimator/GMAE)
- Reliability: test-retest, interrater high
- Validity: moderately high

what is the purpose of the gross motor function measure

evaluates change in gross motor function in children with CP (GMFM-88 Down Syndrome)

what is the test content for the gross motor function measure

GMFM-88 + GMFM-66
lying + rolling
sitting
crawling + kneeling
standing
walking
running + jumping

what is the duration of the gross motor function measure

45-60 minutes (less time with GMFM-66)

what is the test administration of the gross motor function measure

large enough room to hold necessary equipment + allow child to move freely
important to keep environment + assessment conditions as consistent as possible for each assessment
items needed: mat, bench, toys + access to stairs (with at least 5 steps)
examiner familiar with tool - CD training tool

how is the gross motor function measure scored

4-point scoring system
GMFM-88 item scores used to calculate raw + percent scores
GMFM-66 requires a user-friendly computer program (Gross Motor Ability Estimator/GMAE)

what is the reliability of the gross motor function measure

test-retest
interrate high

what is the validity of the gross motor function measure

moderately high

pediatric evaluation of disability inventory

- Purpose: functional assessment in children ages 6 months-7.5 years
- Content: 3 parts (functional skills, caregiver assistance + modifications)
- Administration: part 1: filled out by clinician, parent or educator, part 2 + 3: structured parent interview, time 45-60 minutes plus 20-30 minutes; requires administrator to observe experienced person
- Scoring: functional skills 0 + 1, caregiver assistance 0-5, modifications N-E, normative scores + scaled scores
- Reliability: very high
- Validity: high construct + concurrent

what is the purpose of the pediatric evaluation of disability inventory

functional assessment in children ages 6 months to 7.5 years

what is the content of the pediatric evaluation of disability inventory

3 parts:
- part 1: functional skills
- part 2: caregiver assistance
- part 3: modifications

what is the duration of the pediatric evaluation of disability inventory

45-60 minutes plus 20-30 minutes

what is the administration of the pediatric evaluation of disability inventory

part 1: can be filled out by clinician, parent or educator
part 2 + 3: structured parent interview
requires administrator to observe experienced person

how is the pediatric evaluation of disability inventory scored

functional skills: 0 + 1
caregiver assistance: 0-5
modifications: N-E
normative scores + scaled scores

what is the reliability of the pediatric evaluation of disability inventory

very high reliability

what is the validity of the pediatric evaluation of disability inventory

high construct + concurrent