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Evaluation of Predictive Motor Control With Two Touchscreen Tablet-Based Tests: Reliability and Validity in School-Aged Children

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Javad SarvestanORCiD

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Abstract

As predictive motor control is an important index of neuromotor development andmaturation, we developed two touchscreen tablet-based tests of this function. Our aimwas to investigate the reliability and validity of both a rapid manual interception test anda pursuit tracking test, using a sample of 124 children (62 boys and 62 girls) from twoage groups (7-8-year-oldss and 9–10-year-olds). Participants performed both tablettests with a stylus (sample rate 100 Hz) with both a visible and a temporarily invisiblemoving target. Confirmatory factor analyses and omega coefficients showed that bothtests were univariate methods that provided a reliable assessment of the latent factorrelated to predictive visuomotor control. As would be expected, compared to youngerchildren, older children performed better on both manual interception and pursuittracking. The correlations between the latent factors of the two tests at 95% confi-dence intervals (.276,.608) suggested shared variance. Thus, the touchscreen-tablet based tests of rapid manual interception and manual pursuit tracking appear psychometrically suitable for assessing the neuromotor ability of predictive control in7-10-year-old children.

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Author(s): Psotta R, Dostál D, Sarvestan J, Prycl D, Kaspar O, Krízová I

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Perceptual and Motor Skills

Year: 2023

Volume: 130

Issue: 1

Pages: 283-300

Print publication date: 01/02/2023

Online publication date: 27/09/2022

Acceptance date: 20/09/2022

ISSN (print): 0031-5125

ISSN (electronic): 1558-688X

Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc.

URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/00315125221130815

DOI: 10.1177/00315125221130815

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