Validity and reliability of the TGMD-2 for Brazilian children

Journal of Motor Behavior

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 275-280

  Valentini, Nadia Cristina ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

assessment; children's motor development; gross motor skills; validation study

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CULTURAL FACTOR; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGING; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84865221658     PISSN: 00222895     EISSN: 19401027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2012.700967     Document Type: Article

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