MABC - Movement Assessment Battery for Children

Question 1

Purpose - MABC

Answer 1

Norm-referenced

Identify / describe motor performance impairments in children
quantitative and qualitative aspects of the assessment

Question 2

Domains - MABC

Answer 2

Activities, participation and body functions and structures

Manual dexterity

Ball skills

Static and dynamic balance

Question 3

Population - MABC

Answer 3

3-16 y/o

*W/ movement impairment

Question 4

Advantages - MABC

Answer 4

Administered - variety of settings including schools, outpatient clinics, home environments

Quick & easy to score

**Includes suggestions for intervention strategies based on the child’s motor development impairments

Child performs within a more natural environment and within specific skill domains

Checklist can be completed before & allows for both parents and teachers input

• time saved by providing information on whether MABC-2 is appropriate before administering it

Question 5

Disadvantages - MABC

Answer 5

Expensive - Pearson Assessment Kit Cost: $1,234.80

Ceiling effect for older children

Requires enough space to throw a ball uninterrupted