Identify children with developmental coordination disorder: The Relationship between the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (M-ABC) and the Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (DCDQ) in 6 and 7-YearOld Children

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (M-ABC) and the Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (DCDQ) among 6 and 7-year-old children in Isfahan.

The sample of the study consisted of 243 boys and girls (154 boys and 152 girls) aged 6 and 7 years who were selected using convenience sampling. First, the Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire was filled out by parents and then the children were assessed using the MABC test. Pearson correlation coefficient was used in order to analyze data.

The results showed that the correlation between the two instruments in the overall score as well as subscale were of low to moderate.

Further research with larger sample sizes and newer versions of the tools are urgently needed.