Keywords
validity
visual motor integration
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Abstract
This exploratory study examined the validity of the results obtained from the administration of the Beery VMI to a sample of Puerto Rican children. The process included translation of test instructions, interviews with four professionals that use the test in their clinical practice, and the administration of the test to 50 Kindergarten students from two schools in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Quantitative and qualitative data was collected as established by the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (1999): test content, response process, internal structure, relation to other variables, and test consequences. Information regarding test content, response process, and test consequences supported the validity of the results. However, more research is needed to reach a definitive conclusion.
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Román-Oyola, R., & Bonilla-Rodríguez, V. E. (2011). Beery-Buktenica Visual Motor Integration Test: Validity evidence examination. Pedagogía, 42(1), 193-222. Retrieved from https://revistas.upr.edu/index.php/educacion/article/view/16671
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