Investigating the construct of motor competence in middle childhood using the BOT-2 Short Form: An item response theory perspective.
Farid BardidTill UteschMatthieu LenoirPublished in: Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports (2019)
The study provides some evidence of a one-dimensional construct (ie, motor competence) underlying motor assessment in middle childhood. Continued efforts should be made to ensure that valid composite scores are used in motor assessment and to better understand the development of motor competence across childhood and into adolescence and adulthood.