RT Journal Article
T1 Reliability of the test of gross motor development: A systematic review
A1 Carballo-Fazanes, Aida
A1 Abelairas Gómez, Cristian
A1 Rey, Ezequiel
A1 Varela Casal, Cristina
K1 Reliability
K1 Fundamental movement skills
K1 Motor skills
K1 Children
K1 Gross motor develpment
AB ObjectiveTo identify, synthesise and evaluate studies that investigated the reliability of the Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD) variants.MethodsA systematic search was employed to identify studies that have investigated internal consistency, inter-rater, intra-rater and test-retest reliability of the TGMD variants through Scopus, Pubmed/MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Sport Discus and Web of Science databases.ResultsOf the 265 studies identified, 23 were included. Internal consistency, evaluated in 14 studies,confirming good-to-excellent consistency for the overall score and general motor quotient(GMQ), and acceptable-to-excellent levels in both subscales (locomotor and ballskills). Inter-rater reliability, evaluated in 19 studies, showing good-to-excellent intra-classcorrelation coefficient (ICC) values in locomotor skills score, ball skills score, overall score,and GMQ. Intra-rater reliability, evaluated in 13 studies, displaying excellent ICC values inoverall score and GMQ, and good-to-excellent ICC values in locomotor skills score and ballskills score. Test-retest reliability was evaluated in 15 studies with 100% of the statisticsreported above the threshold of acceptable reliability when ICC was not used. Studies withICC statistic showed good-to-excellent values in ball skills score, overall score, and GMQ;and moderate-to-excellent values in locomotor skills score.ConclusionsOverall, the results of this systematic review indicate that, regardless of the variant of thetest, the TMGD has moderate-to-excellent internal consistency, good-to-excellent interraterreliability, good-to-excellent intra-rater reliability, and moderate-to-excellent test-retest reliability. Considering the few high-quality studies in terms of internal consistency, it wouldbe recommend to carry out further studies in this field to improve their quality. Since there is no gold standard for assessing FMS, TGMD variants could be appropriate when opting for apsychometrical robust test. However, standardized training protocols for coding TGMD variants seem to be necessary both for researchers and practitioners in order to ensure acceptable reliability.
PB Public Library of Science
YR 2020
FD 2020-07-16
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/32216
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/32216
LA eng
NO Rey E., Carballo-Fazanes A., Varela-Casal C., Abelairas-Gómez C., on behalf of ALFA-MOV Project collaborators (2020). Reliability of the test of gross motor development: A systematic review. PLoS ONE 15(7): e0236070
NO The ALFA-MOV Project is funded byFEDER/Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovationand Universities – National Agency of Investigation/Project RTI2018-096106-A-I00.
DS Minerva
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