Using Measures of

Perceptual and
Perceptual – Motor Skills

Reporter:
Marbie C. Chavez
BSNED
PERCEPTION It is the process of acquiring, interpreting,
and organizing sensory information.

Cognitive
Experience Learning Personality
Ability
 PERCEPTUAL – MOTOR
SKILLS
Refers to the production of motor behavior that is dependent on
sensory information.

Test of:
Perceptual –
Perception INTELLIGEN Motor
CE Skills
Why do we assess Perceptual – Motor Skills ?
1. For schools, these tests are used to screen students who may need
instruction to remediate or ameliorate visual or auditory perceptual
problems before they interfere with school learning.

2. They are used to assess perceptual and perceptual – motor

problems in students who are already experiencing school learning
problems.
- if such students also demonstrate poor perceptual – motor
performance , they may also receive special instruction aimed at
improving their perceptual abilities.
Why do we assess Perceptual – Motor Skills ?
3. Perceptual – Motor tests are often used in assessments to determine
a student’s eligibility for special education.
- students thought to be learning disabled or those who are
“perceptually handicapped” are often given these tests to ascertain
whether perceptual problems coexist with learning problems.

4. Perceptual – Motor tests are often used by clinical psychologists as

an adjunct in the diagnosis of brain injury or emotional disturbance.
1. The Bender Visual – 3. Koppitz – 2 Scoring
Motor Gestalt Test System for the
Family BVMGT – 2
Specific Tests of Perceptual and
Perceptual – Motor Skills
4. Developmental Test
2. Bender Visual – of Visual – Motor
Motor Gestalt Test, Integration (Beery
Second Edition VMI)
 1. The Bender Visual – By: Lauretta
Motor Gestalt Test Bender
Family

• Consisting of 9 geometric designs (for example, a circle) that

examinees were asked to copy.
• The examinees’ reproductions of the designs were scored for
accuracy.

2. The Bender Visual –
Motor Gestalt, Second
Edition
Is a norm – referenced,
individually administered test
intended to assess the visual –
motor integration skills of
individuals ages 4 years to
older than 85 years.

• Consists of a copying test and three supplementary subtests.

• The three supplementary tests are:
-a design recall subtest
-a motor subtest
-a perception subtest
• The test is untimed.
 2. The Bender Visual –
Motor Gestalt, Second
Edition

• The copying test requires test takers to reproduce designs

represented individually on stimulus cards that remain in view.
• There are 2 sets of designs, and there are 8 designs that are common
to both sets.
• With 13 designs for children younger than 8 years of age and 12
designs for 8 years of age and older.
 3. Koppitz – 2 Scoring The Koppitz – 2 is a revision of
System for the BVMGT a 1963 Koppitz system of
scoring, the BVMGT. It is
–2
applied to BVMGT – 2 as an
alternative way to score the
test.
• It has 45 items as opposed to the 30 items that were part of the original
Koppitz system.
• Examinees copy the BVMGT – 2 designs and then a standardized set of
rules is applied to score their performance.
• There are as many as 5 items for each design.
 3. Koppitz – 2 Scoring
System for the BVMGT
–2

• It is designed to document the presence and degree of:

- visual – motor difficulties
- identify candidates of referral
- assess effectiveness of intervention programs
- research
- assist in different diagnosis of various neuropsychological and
psychological conditions.
 4. Developmental Test of Designed to assess
Visual – Motor Integration the extent to which
(Beery VMI) individuals can
integrate their visual
and motor abilities.
• Is a set of geometric forms to be copied on paper using a pencil.
• The set of forms is arranged in a developmental sequence from easy to
more difficult.
• May be administered individually or to groups.
• Can be administered and scored by the classroom teacher.
• Usually takes approximately 15 minutes.
• Scoring is easy because the design are scored pass – fail, and individual
protocols can be scored in a few minutes.
 4. Developmental Test of
Visual – Motor Integration
(Beery VMI)

Full Beery VMI Short Beery VMI

• Intended for use with
individuals from age 2 years
to adults.
• Contains all 30 VMI forms,
including the initial 3 that are
both imitated and copied
directly.
• Intended for use with
children ages 2 to 7 years.
• Contains all 21 items.
• Items fort he supplemental
test are identical to items for
the full VMI.
 4. Developmental Test of
Visual – Motor Integration
(Beery VMI)

Its primary purpose is to help identify through early screening, significant

difficulties that some children have in integrating, or coordinating their
visual – perceptual and motor (finger and hand movement) abilities.
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