This article reports the results of a study which examined a number of determinants of visualmotor coordination and visual-perceptual reasoning in elementary school children. The effects of grade level, achievement level, and sex were studied. The results indicate that visual-motor coordination and visual-perceptual reasoning performance are significantly affected by achievement and grade level but not by sex.
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