Validity of a diagnostic instrument to measure fine motor coordination

Fugiel Jarosław, Wosik Grzegorz, Chromik Krystyna, Rohan Anna. Validity of a diagnostic instrument to measure fine motor coordination. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2018;8(9):527-537 eISNN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1407475 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/5886 https://pbn.nauka.gov.pl/sedno-webapp/works/875434 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part b item 1223 (26/01/2017). 1223 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eissn 2391-8306 7 © The Authors 2018; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 02.08.2018. Revised: 18.08.2018. Accepted: 02.09.2018. Validity of a diagnostic instrument to measure fine motor coordination Jarosław Fugiel1, Grzegorz Wosik2, Krystyna Chromik3, Anna Rohan4 1Division of Antropokinetics, University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw 2Institute for Health and Nutrition, Czestochowa University of Technology 3Division of Antropology, University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw 4Division of Anatomy, Medical University in Wroclaw Abstract The assessment and analysis of fine motor coordination is a difficult task due to the intrinsic complexity of psychomotor performance and its integration with cognitive functioning. The increasing use of electronics (e.g. computers, tablets, smartphones) in daily life has made fine motor skills increasingly important. The aim of this study was to test fine motor performance with two congruent diagnostic instruments, the Motor Performance Series work board and an enhanced version known as the Motor Coordination Analyzer for the Upper Extremity. A twenty-eight female 1st year university students completed a series of hand dexterity tasks (i.e. steadiness, line tracing, aiming, inserting pins, and tapping) using analogous test protocols on both devices. Moderate to strong correlations were obtained between the two instruments, suggesting that the device can also be used in the assessment of fine motor coordination. Key words: motor coordination abilities, Motor Coordination Analyzer for the Upper Limbs, Vienna Test System &nbsp