The Movement Assessment Battery for Children–Third Edition (Movement ABC-3) provides an objective measurement of gross and fine motor coordination difficulties in children and young adults aged 3 – 25 years.
Movement ABC-3 Benefits:
- Identify delay or impairment in motor development
- Plan intervention
- Measure change and monitor progress over time
- Widely known and respected for use in research related to motor development
- Gain a holistic picture of motor performance using the Checklists to complement observational assessment
The Movement ABC-3 updates include:
- Revised and updated test content and items
- New manipulatives
- Extended age range down to 3 and up to 25
- Co-collected sample between the UK and ANZ
- Unified constructs across ages
The Movement ABC-3 has three subtests:
- Manual Dexterity
- Aiming & Catching
- Balance & Locomotion
There are also separate Checklists for each age band:
- Parent/Teacher/Other
- Self (age band 3 only)
Component benefits:
- Identify delay or impairment in motor development
- Plan intervention
- Measure change and monitor progress over time
- Widely known and respected for use in research related to motor development
- Gain a holistic picture of motor performance using the Checklists to complement observational assessment
Component features:
- Norms based on a sample of 1279 collected jointly in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand
- Extensive international research built over the previous version of the assessment and this version - featuring in over 500 studies
- Numerous translations worldwide
Test content and structure
The test contains 10 tasks for each of 3 age ranges: 3 – 6 years (3-year-olds complete 7 tasks); 7 – 11 years and 12 – 25 years. The tasks cover the following 3 domains:
- Manual Dexterity
- Aiming & Catching (ball skills)
- Balance & Locomotion
Task, domain, and Total Motor scores are provided. A profile of a child’s performance over the different sections of the test can be examined and a ‘traffic light’ system helps map areas of strength and concern.
The assessment is paralleled by an observational approach to perceptual-motor aspects and emotional and motivational difficulties the individual may have in relation to motor tasks.
The Movement ABC-3 Checklists
The Movement ABC-3 Checklists provide a means for assessing movement in everyday situations in which the child or young adult participates.
Use the Checklist to:
- Assess groups of students in classroom situations
- Obtain parents’ or teachers’ views on an individual’s movement in everyday settings
- Measure the extent to which a young person’s attitudes and feelings about motor tasks are situation specific or more generalized
- Ascertain the impact of motor difficulties on an individual’s participation in everyday activities
Digital administration and scoring options
The Movement ABC-3 Test is administered using paper record forms. The Movement ABC-3 Checklist can be administered using either paper or digital administration. Online scoring is available via Pearson’s Q-global® online assessment platform.
