Convergent validity between two fundamental movement skills assessment tools: the test of Gross Motor Development-3 and the Canadian Agility and Movement Skill Assessment

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dc.contributor.authorMao, Xiaojin
dc.contributor.authorPhilpott, C.
dc.contributor.authorXie, Han
dc.contributor.authorYang, Yunjiao
dc.contributor.authorFan, Lixia
dc.contributor.funderHumanities and Social Sciences Planning Project
dc.contributor.funderMinistry of Education of the People's Republic of China, MOE, 25YJAZH034
dc.contributor.funderShandong Normal University, 2024ZJ13
dc.contributor.funderResearch Project of Education and Sports Bureau of Huayin District, 2025010
dc.date.accessioned2026-05-15T10:50:02Z
dc.date.available2026-05-15T10:50:02Z
dc.date.issued2026-04
dc.description.abstractBackground: In response to China’s recent educational policies mandating a focus on fundamental movement skills (FMS) in school physical education, this study investigated the convergent validity between two widely used FMS assessment tools: the Test of Gross Motor Development-3 (TGMD-3) and the Canadian Agility and Movement Skill Assessment (CAMSA). Methods: A random sample of 134 9–10-year-old children were tested with both the CAMSA and the TGMD-3. Results: The outcomes from both the TGMD-3 and the CAMSA revealed a superiority in object-control skills among boys compared to girls, with a significant correlation between the two (r = 0.265–0.482, p < 0.01). Additionally, the Kappa correlation coefficient between the CAMSA and the TGMD-3 was 0.395, while the Kappa correlation coefficient between the CAMSA total skill and the TGMD-3 was 0.654. Conclusions: Both assessment tools effectively identified gender disparities in FMS, demonstrating correlation and consistency within acceptable ranges. Considering the slight variations in scoring methods, it is recommended to employ a variety of assessment tools in future evaluations of children’s FMS to enhance the overall comprehensiveness of the assessment.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by the Humanities and Social Sciences Planning Project of the Ministry of Education of China under Grant No. 25YJAZH034
dc.description.sponsorshipKey Project of Undergraduate Teaching Reform, Shandong Normal University under Grant No. 2024ZJ13
dc.description.sponsorshipResearch Project of Education and Sports Bureau of Huayin District, Jinan City under Grant 2025010.
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dc.identifier.articleid578
dc.identifier.authororcidMao, Xiaojin
dc.identifier.authororcidPhilpott, C.§0000-0002-9428-0781
dc.identifier.authororcidXie, Han
dc.identifier.authororcidYang, Yunjiao
dc.identifier.authororcidFan, Lixia
dc.identifier.citationMao, X, Philpott, C, Xie, H, Yang, Y & Fan, L 2026, 'Convergent validity between two fundamental movement skills assessment tools: the test of Gross Motor Development-3 and the Canadian Agility and Movement Skill Assessment', Education Sciences, vol. 16, no. 4, 578. < https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105037084622?origin=resultslist >
dc.identifier.issn2227-7102
dc.identifier.issued4
dc.identifier.journaltitleEducation Sciences
dc.identifier.otherRIS: urn:F2EBC11BE6293032CD30F60B6C2C8B19
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/18768
dc.identifier.volume16
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
dc.relation.urihttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105037084622
dc.relation.urihttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105037084622?origin=resultslist
dc.rightsPublisher Copyright: © 2026 by the authors.
dc.rights.accessrightsopen access
dc.rights.licensenameAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.statusPeer reviewed
dc.subjectCAMSA
dc.subjectTGMD-3
dc.subject[Education]
dc.subjectassessment tools
dc.subjectconvergent validity
dc.subjectfundamental movement skills
dc.titleConvergent validity between two fundamental movement skills assessment tools: the test of Gross Motor Development-3 and the Canadian Agility and Movement Skill Assessmenten
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)
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