Poster Session
Issue Date: August 2019
Published Online: August 01, 2019
Updated: April 30, 2020
Testing Visual Motor Integration (VMI): A Closer Look
Carol Cote, PhD, OTR/L; Carol Reinson, PhD, OTR/L
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, USA
  • University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, USA
Article Information
Assessment Development and Testing / Pediatric Evaluation and Intervention / Assessment/Measurement
Poster Session   |   August 01, 2019
Testing Visual Motor Integration (VMI): A Closer Look
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2019, Vol. 73, 7311500059. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2019.73S1-PO8026
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2019, Vol. 73, 7311500059. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2019.73S1-PO8026
Abstract

Date Presented 04/06/19

This study analyzed the VMI tasks according to theories of neuropsychology, from which we created a new scoring system. The models of cognitive development together with psychological constructs of figurative (direct perception) and operative (analysis and action) schemes provided the format for evaluating a child’s productions. VMI records of 39 children were scored using the new detailed system. Regression analysis found that the new scoring, and not the VMI, significantly predicted age.

Primary Author and Speaker: Carol Cote

Additional Authors and Speakers: Carol Reinson