To assess the validity of the Shape-O Ball Test, a perceptual-motor task, 38 kindergarten Ss were administered both the Shape-O Ball Test and the Frostig. A composite teacher rating (academic achievement) was collected for each S. Results indicated that the Shape-O Ball Test (1) correlates highly with the Frostig total score and significantly with all 5 subtests, and (2) is a good predictor of the academic rating.
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