A six-item Playground Skills Test has been developed to measure elementary-school-age children's motor skill in moving on playground structures. Responses to the test, analyzed for test-retest reliability, objectivity, internal consistency, content and construct validity, indicate the test is both reliable and valid. Initial normative data are reported for 63 7- to 9-yr.-old subjects. Further development of the test is needed but it should be valuable in research on development of playground skill and on correlates of playground skill.
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