Description
The Movement Assessment Battery for Children – Third Edition (Movement ABC-3) provides an objective measurement of gross and fine motor coordination difficulties in children and young adults aged 3-25 years.
Coming in 2024!
The Movement Assessment Battery for Children – Third Edition (Movement ABC-3) provides an objective measurement of gross and fine motor coordination difficulties in children and young adults aged 3-25 years.
Coming in 2024!
Author:
Anna Barnett
Sheila E. Henderson
3 to 25 years
Administration:Individual; paper and pencil or digital via Q-global
Scoring Option:Hand scoring or digital scoring via Q-global
Scores/Interpretation:Task-level scaled scores, domain-level t-scores. Total Motor Score, percentile ranks
Publication date:2023
Qualification level:B
Norms:The Movement ABC-3 norms are based on all-new sample of over 1000 children and young adults who were tested between August 2021 and February 2023 in the UK, Australia and New Zealand
Report Options:Score summary report
The Movement Assessment Battery for Children–Third Edition (Movement ABC-3) provides an objective measurement of gross and fine motor coordination difficulties in children and young adults aged 3 – 25 years.
Movement ABC-3 Benefits:
- Identify delay or impairment in motor development
- Plan intervention
- Measure change and monitor progress over time
- Widely known and respected for use in research related to motor development
- Gain a holistic picture of motor performance using the Checklists to complement observational assessment
The Movement ABC-3 updates include:
- Revised and updated test content and items
- New manipulatives
- Extended age range down to 3 and up to 25
- Co-collected sample between the UK and ANZ
- Unified contructs across ages
The Movement ABC-3 has three subtests:
- Manual Dexterity
- Aiming & Catching
- Balance & Locomotion
There are also separate Checklists for each age band:
- Parent/Teacher/Other
- Self (age band 3 only)
Component benefits:
- Identify delay or impairment in motor development
- Plan intervention
- Measure change and monitor progress over time
- Widely known and respected for use in research related to motor development
- Gain a holistic picture of motor performance using the Checklists to complement observational assessment
Component features:
- Norms based on a sample of 1279 collected jointly in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand
- Extensive international research built over the previous version of the assessment and this version – featuring in over 500 studies
- Numerous translations worldwide
Test content and structure
The test contains 10 tasks for each of 3 age ranges: 3 – 6 years (3-year-olds complete 7 tasks); 7 – 11 years and 12 – 25 years. The tasks cover the following 3 domains:
- Manual Dexterity
- Aiming & Catching (ball skills)
- Balance & Locomotion
Task, domain, and Total Motor scores are provided. A profile of a child’s performance over the different sections of the test can be examined and a ‘traffic light’ system helps map areas of strength and concern.
The assessment is paralleled by an observational approach to perceptual-motor aspects and emotional and motivational difficulties the individual may have in relation to motor tasks.
The Movement ABC-3 Checklists
The Movement ABC-3 Checklists provide a means for assessing movement in everyday situations in which the child or young adult participates.
Use the Checklist to:
- Assess groups of students in classroom situations
- Obtain parents’ or teachers’ views on an individual’s movement in everyday settings
- Measure the extent to which a young person’s attitudes and feelings about motor tasks are situation specific or more generalized
- Ascertain the impact of motor difficulties on an individual’s participation in everyday activities
Digital administration and scoring options
The Movement ABC-3 Test is administered using paper record forms. The Movement ABC-3 Checklist can be administered using either paper or digital administration. Online scoring is available via Pearson’s Q-global® online assessment platform.
MABC-3 Complete Kit (Print)
A103000357667 | Qualification Level- B
Includes Test Manual, 25 AB1 Record Forms, 25 AB2 Record Forms, 25 AB3 Record Forms, 25 AB1 Checklists, 25 AB2 Checklists, 25 AB3 Self Checklists, 25 AB3 Other Checklists, Checklist Manual, 50 AB1 Drawing Circles Sheets, 50 AB2 Drawing Circles Sheets, 50 AB3 Drawing Circles Sheets and a Manipulatives Set.
The product is also available on Q Global!
The following resources are available for MABC-3.
