A Normative Study of The Developmental Voluntary Movement Test——revised

Abstract

: We revised the Developmental Voluntary Movement Test which was developed by Nishiyama & Tanaka (1971). The present study established norms for voluntary and motor coordination of young children on the revised test and investigated developmental change in performance of the test items. The 40-item test consisted of three categories: finger movement, face and oral movement, and movement of upper and lower extremities. It was administered to 723 normal children aged two to six years old. Result indicated that all tested motor skills except tongue movement are acquired gradually as children grow. The age at which 90% of the children acquired each tested movement was calculated to determine normal range of performance. Based on these data, clinical battery has been established. © 1990, The Japan Society of Logopedics and Phoniatrics. All rights reserved.