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This study established interrater reliability and preliminary developmental score
guidelines for preschool children (ages 3-5 yr) on the Motor Planning Maze
Assessment (MPMA). We administered the MPMA to 80 typically developing
preschoolers and found age effects for Time, Error, and Total scores for each of
three mazes. Five-year-olds obtained lower (better) scores than 4-yr-olds, who
scored lower than 3-yr-olds. Older children completed the mazes with
significantly fewer errors in significantly less time than younger children.
Interrater reliability was excellent on the total MPMA score (intraclass
correlation coefficient = 0.96) and individual maze scores (0.90-0.98). Results
of this study provide evidence that the MPMA can serve as a reliable, objective
screening of a preschooler's ability to plan and execute motor movements. A larger reference population is needed to increase generalizability.
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