Peabody Developmental Motor Scales II

Question 1

________________________________ is the culmination of over a decade of research by the authors in response to reviewer’s suggestions and feedback from examiners for improving the original version

Answer 1

The Peabody Developmental Motor Scales—Second Edition (PDMS-2)

Question 2

• Developed by Folio and Fewell between 1969 and 1982 based on PDMS
• A comprehensive sequence of gross and fine motor skills
• Used for children age birth – 72 months (6 years)
• Standardized on a sample of over 2300 children
• Can be used with able-bodied and disabled students

Answer 2

Peabody Developmental Motor Scales II

Question 3

Norm-referenced or Standardized Tests are used to….

Answer 3

• Used to make a comparison between a “typically developing” child and a the particular child you are assessing.

Question 4

The PDMS-2 comprises ______ subtests that measure the interrelated gross and fine motor abilities that develop early in life.

Answer 4

six

Question 5

The PDMS-2 is divided into two components:

Answer 5

the Gross Motor Scale and the Fine Motor Scale.

Question 6

Adjusted age

Answer 6

weeks since birthday – amount of weeks premature = adjusted age

Question 7

The PDMS-2 yields five types of scores:

Answer 7

raw scores, age equivalents, percentiles, standard scores for the subtests, and quotients for the composites.