Fine and Gross Motor Ability in Male and Female Adolescents with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder

The present study examined fine and gross motor ability of male and female adolescents with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). Sixty-four girls and 37 boys were compared across gender and level of motor ability measured with the McCarron Assessment of Neuromuscular Development (M...

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Main Authors: Baynam, Grant, Piek, Jan
Format: Conference Paper
Published: The Australian Psychological Society Ltd 2003
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21548
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description The present study examined fine and gross motor ability of male and female adolescents with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). Sixty-four girls and 37 boys were compared across gender and level of motor ability measured with the McCarron Assessment of Neuromuscular Development (MAND).Although there was no significant difference in gross motor ability, adolescent males with DCD evidenced lower fine motor ability than females with DCD.The implications of these findings are discussed with reference to the necessity to assess specific sources of deficit,as well as gender differences in movement ability when tailoring intervention strategies, particularly within the academic setting.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-215482017-01-30T12:25:53Z Fine and Gross Motor Ability in Male and Female Adolescents with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder Baynam, Grant Piek, Jan The present study examined fine and gross motor ability of male and female adolescents with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). Sixty-four girls and 37 boys were compared across gender and level of motor ability measured with the McCarron Assessment of Neuromuscular Development (MAND).Although there was no significant difference in gross motor ability, adolescent males with DCD evidenced lower fine motor ability than females with DCD.The implications of these findings are discussed with reference to the necessity to assess specific sources of deficit,as well as gender differences in movement ability when tailoring intervention strategies, particularly within the academic setting. 2003 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21548 The Australian Psychological Society Ltd fulltext
spellingShingle Baynam, Grant
Piek, Jan
Fine and Gross Motor Ability in Male and Female Adolescents with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder
title Fine and Gross Motor Ability in Male and Female Adolescents with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder
title_full Fine and Gross Motor Ability in Male and Female Adolescents with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder
title_fullStr Fine and Gross Motor Ability in Male and Female Adolescents with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder
title_full_unstemmed Fine and Gross Motor Ability in Male and Female Adolescents with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder
title_short Fine and Gross Motor Ability in Male and Female Adolescents with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder
title_sort fine and gross motor ability in male and female adolescents with and without developmental coordination disorder
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21548