Gross Motor Skills Performance of Hong Kong Chinese Children

The purpose of this study was to provide normative information regarding gross motor skills performance of Hong Kong Chinese children. The Test of Gross Motor Development-2 (TGMD-2; Ulrich, 2000) was administered to 1251 participants (N = 1251). After preliminary data screening, a total of 1228 cases (N = 1228) were used for further analysis. Mean scores of locomotor subtest, object control subtest and the total scale of the TGMD-2 indicated that the mastery level of gross motor skills tended to follow an age trend. Norm-referenced values of locomotor subtest, object control subtest and total scale of the TGMD-2, based on percentiles, were developed to provide a database for subsequent evaluation of children's gross motor skills performance.

本研究之目的為探討香港兒童的大肌肉運動能力表現，並為有關動作技能提供常模數據。是次研究選用由Ulrich (2000)設計的「大肌肉動作發展測驗-二」(Test of Gross Motor Development-2; TGMD-2)來評估1251名香港兒童的大肌肉運動能力表現，其中1228名參加者的測試成績被用作進一步數據分析。結果顯示兒童的大肌肉運動能力表現隨著年齡而提高；本研究更按參加者的年齡及性別計算「移動性基本動作技能」、「操作性基本動作技能」及「整體大肌肉動作發展」的百分位數，這些數據有助體育工作者了解香港兒童的大肌肉運動能力之發展狀況。