Movement Assessment Battery for Children (Movement-ABC)

MABC-2 Updates and Article Summary (2017)

Updates Upon extensive examination, all information regarding the MABC-2 is up to date since the last blog entry, with the exception of pricing. The update pricing information are listed on the official Pearson website as follows: MABC-2 Record Forms (pkg of 25)- Ages 3-6: $91.70 MABC-2 Record Forms (pkg of 25)- Ages 7-10: $91.70 MABC-2 Record Forms (pkg of 25)- Ages 11-16: $91.70 MABC-2 Checklist (pkg of 50): $37.60     Article Summary Predictive value of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children – Second Edition at 4 years, for motor impairment at 8 years in children born preterm. Purpose The main purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children – 2nd Edition (MABC-2) as a prognostic tool for motor outcomes for children born preterm (<30 weeks gestation). Specifically, the research administered the test at four years of age and followed up at…

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Article Summary

Hua J, Duan T, Gu G, et al. Effects of home and education environments on children’s motor performance in China. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2016. This article evaluated the effects of motor performance of children in China while taking different environmental and social factors into consideration. The evaluators used the Movement Assessment Battery for Children, 2nd addition (MABC-2) to evaluate motor performance. A cross sectional, observation method was used to collect data on the child’s environment and social surroundings. 4001 children ages 3-6 years old from 15 public kindergartens were able to meet all of the inclusion criteria (from an original 4416). Participants were from Suzhou, China and all had Han ethnicity. Age band one of the MABC-2 was used due to the participants being in the 3-6 years age range. The three major subsets of the MABC-2 that were evaluated were manual dexterity, catching and aiming, and balance. The…

Movement Assessment Battery for Children- Second Edition (MABC-2)

Descriptive Information Title, Edition, Dates of Publication and Revision: The Movement Assessment Battery for Children-Second Edition (MABC-2) was published in 2007. The battery is composed of two separate parts: the performance test and the checklist. This is a revision of the original Movement Assessment Battery for Children (MABC) released in 1992. The MABC-2 is revised with updated norms, extended age ranges (3-12 years), improved scoring, and includes a separate intervention manual. Author(s): 2007 Revision: Henderson SE, Sugden DA, and Barnett AL. 1992 Original MABC: Henderson SE and Sugden DA. Source (publisher or distributor, address): Pearson Clinical. To order visit www.PearsonClinical.com or, talk to a Pearson product consultant via phone (800-627-7271), fax (800-232-1223), or e-mail (ClinicalCustomerSupport@Pearson.com). Costs (booklets, forms, kit): Movement ABC-2 Complete Kit costs $1,050.00 and includes:Examiner’s manual, intervention manual, 25 of each age range 3-6, 7-10, and 11-16 record forms, 50 checklists with instructions and manipulative items. Administration materials available…