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The Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder (KTK) (Kiphard & Schilling, 2007; Novak et
al., 2017) is increasingly used to evaluate motor competence in children and
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adolescents either from the perspective of development or from the talent
identification viewpoint. In spite of the original validation for individuals up to 14yrs
of age, the KTK is often used in older individuals (O’Brien-Smith et al. 2019). In these
older groups, the hopping for height test is usually omitted for safety reasons, which
has resulted in the KTK-3 variation of the test (Novak et al., 2017). In order to
overcome the absence of an object control item, the Faber test for ball skill (BS) was
added, resulting in the KTK-3BS test battery for motor competence (Platvoet et al.,
2018).
The aim of this study was to provide updated KTK-3BS reference values for children
and adolescents from 6 until 19 years of age. A total of 1536 (800 females) children
between 6 and 19 years old participated in this study. A 2 (gender) x 14 (age groups)
ANOVA revealed that boys outperformed girls on the jumping sideways test (p < .001)
and the BS test (p < 0.01), while girls tended to score better on the balance beam
task (p = 0.11). No differences on the moving sideways test emerged (p = 0.55).
Scores increased with age (p < 0.001 on all tests), and post hoc LSD tests revealed
that performance increased significantly from each age group to the next one. Only
the balance beam tests tended to level off around the age of 16, while raw scores on
the other three tests continued to increase until the age of 19.
The KTK-3BS test battery for motor competence is a valid tool for the evaluation of
motor competence in children and adolescents from 6 to 19 years of age. The use of
the same subtests irrespective of age group makes it a tool of high practical value,
especially for the longitudinal follow-up of motor competence.
References:
Kiphard, E., Schilling, F. (1974). The Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder [Body
Coordination Test for Children]. Weinheim: Beltz Test, GmbH.
Novak, RA, Bennett, KJM, Beavan, A., Pion, JA, Spiteri, T., Fransen, J., Lenoir, M
(2017). The validity of a short form of the KörperKoordinationsTest für Kinder for
measuring motor competence in children aged 6-11 years. Journal of Motor
Development and Learning, 5, 2, 227-232.
Platvoet, S., Faber, I., de Niet, M., Kannekens, R., Pion, J., Elferink-Gemser, M.,
Visscher, C. (2018). Development of a tool to assess fundamental movement skills in
applied settings. Frontiers in Education, 3:75. doi: 10.3389/feduc.2018.00075
| Originele taal-2 | English |
|---|---|
| Titel | HEALTHY & ACTIVE CHILDREN |
| Uitgeverij | I-MDRC |
| Pagina's | 122-123 |
| Volume | 1 |
| ISBN van elektronische versie | 978-0-578-57336-6 |
| Status | Published - 11 sep. 2019 |
| Evenement | Healthy and active children: Lifespan motor development science & application - University of Verona, Verona, Italy Duur: 11 sep. 2019 → 14 sep. 2019 |
Conference
| Conference | Healthy and active children |
|---|---|
| Land/Regio | Italy |
| Stad | Verona |
| Periode | 11/09/19 → 14/09/19 |