The Relationship Among Motor Tasks for Preschool Children

Abstract

The relationship among motor tasks on the Whitener Motor Performance Battery of Tests was determined. The sample included 208 preschool children from white, middle and upper socio-economic class families. Factor analyses revealed relationships among the tasks of the Whitener Motor Performance Battery of Tests for two age groups. Four factors extracted for the 3-and 4-yr. age group were “Total Body Strength and Leg Power,” “Arm and Shoulder Power and Gross Coordination,” “Rhythmic Coordination,” and an “Unknown” factor. For the 5-and 6-yr. age group, five factors were named: “Rhythmic Coordination,” “Arm and Total Body Strength,” “Speed of Movement and Power,” “Gross Motor Coordination” and “Dynamic Balance.”