The Instructional Sensitivity of the Test of Gross Motor Development-3 to Detect Changes in Performance for Young Children With and Without Down Syndrome

摘要: The Test of Gross Motor Development is among the most commonly used measures gross motor competency in children. An important attribute any developmental assessment its sensitivity to detect change. purpose this study was examine instructional Development-third edition (TGMD-3) performance criteria changes for 48 children (age 4-7 years) with and without Down syndrome following 10 weeks physical education. Paired t tests identified significant improvements all on locomotor (p < .01) ball skills .01). These differences were associated moderate large effect sizes. SEM low relative maximum raw score each subtest, indicating high confidence scores. findings provide evidence that TGMD-3 sensitive change syndrome.