Developmental Test of visualmotor integration Dayna Reilly Purpose of the Test The main purpose of this test is to identify children who have significant difficulties integrating or coordinating their motor abilities and visualperceptual abilities ID: 224016
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Beery VMIDevelopmental Test of visual-motor integration
Dayna
ReillySlide2
Purpose of the TestThe main purpose of this test is to identify children who have significant difficulties integrating, or coordinating, their motor abilities and visual-perceptual abilities.
It is believed that if identified early on, teaching methods and materials can be used to help prevent and remediate visual-motor problems.
An assessment of eye-hand coordination, of how well a child (or adult) can copy developmentally sequenced geometric shapesSlide3
How to use this testThe Beery VMI can be used by psychologists, learning disability specialists, schools counselors, teachers, and other professionals to help:
Identify individuals who may be encountering difficulties in visual-motor integration
Make appropriate referrals for needed services
Test the effectiveness of educational and other interventions
Conduct researchSlide4
PopulationThe Beery VMI remains strongly focused upon early childhood education.
This test can be administered to individuals from age two through young adulthood and can also be used to test adults of all ages, particularly those who have been disabled by stroke, injury, or Alzheimer’s Disease.Slide5
ReliabilityThe Beery VMI has shown to be very reliable through adequate consistency in these three areas:
The Content of it’s items
Individuals’ performance on the test when it is re-administered
Scoring performed by different examiners`Slide6
ValidityThe Beery VMI can be considered as a valid measure because of its reliability.
To prove its validity, The Beery VMI Handbook examines:
How it is comparable with other assessment tools that measure visual-motor integration.
The content enhances the test’s validity
Predictive validitySlide7
StrengthsAssesses the effectiveness of educational and other intervention programs
Can be administered as either a group or individual assessment
Serves as a Research tool
If identified early, offers tons of resources to help children get to the level they need
It is a culture-free, non-verbal assessment which is useful with individuals of diverse environmental, educational, and linguistic backgrounds.Slide8
LimitationsAppropriate for Ages 0-6
yrs
old
Child’s behavior can affect results
No single test score is sufficient for making a diagnosis
Children with physical limitations are less able to learn or performSlide9
How the test was normed
The VMI was originally normed in 1964 on 1,030 Illinois children
It was cross-validated in 1981 with 2,060 Californian children and again in 1989 with a national sample of 2, 734 children
It also has been normed in other countries
The VMI and its supplemental Visual and Motor tests were normed in 1995 and 2003 as well. Samples were selected from classes with representative ranges of learning abilities in eight states; a total of 23 childcare, preschool, public, and private schools participated.
The Beery VMI was standardized on a national sample of 1, 737 individuals age 2 to 18 years (2010) and 1,021 adults age 19-100 (2006)Slide10
Author – Publisher - Date
Keith E. Beery and Natasha A. Beery
Published and Distributed Exclusively By NCS Pearson, Inc.
2004