Examiner's ManuelPreface + vil Acknowledgments + ix 1 Rationale and Overview of the TGMD-2 + 1 Definition of Gross Motor Development * 1 Importance of Gross Motor Development * 2 Overview of the TGMD-2 + 2 Uses of the TGMD-2. * 5 General Testing Information * 7 Information To Consider Before Testing * 7 Administration and Scoring Directions. + 9 Interpreting the TGMD-2 Results. * 11 Completing the Profile/Examiner Record Form * 11 Test Scores and Their Interpretation * 14 What the Gross Motor Quotient Measures * 15 What the Subtests Measure * 16 Interpreting TGMD-2 Items for Instructional Programming + 16 Cautions in Interpreting Test Results * 20 ContentsNormative Information * 25 Sample Selection Procedures * 25 Demographic Characteristics of the Sample * 25, Normative Scores * 26 Test Reliability * 29 Content Sampling * 30 Time Sampling * 31 Interscorer Differences * 31 Summary of Reliability Results * 32 Validity of Test Results * 35 Content-Deseription Validity * 35 Criterion-Prediction Validity © 37 Construct-dentification Validity * 37 ‘Summary of Validity Results + 40 References * 43 Appendix A: Ilustrated Guide for Administering and Scoring the TGMD-2 * 45 Appendix B: Converting Subtest Raw Scores to Percentiles and Standard Scores. * 53 Appendix C: Converting Sums of Subtest Standard Scores to Percentiles and Quotients * Appendix D: Converting Raw Scores to Age Equivalents + 59 vi