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The use of the developmental test of visual‐motor integration as a group screening instrument
Author(s) -
Pryzwansky Walter B.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(197710)14:4<419::aid-pits2310140406>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - psychology , clarity , test (biology) , consistency (knowledge bases) , internal consistency , developmental psychology , test validity , applied psychology , clinical psychology , psychometrics , biochemistry , geometry , mathematics , paleontology , chemistry , biology
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 (0.68 to 0.73); 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 consistency in scoring.